'Stoned' people can get stunned myocardium: a case of heroin withdrawal precipitating Tako-Tsubo cardiomyopathy

Int J Cardiol. 2013 Oct 3;168(3):e96-8. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2013.07.120. Epub 2013 Aug 6.

Authors

Alberto E Revelo¹, Ranjita Pallavi, Christian Espana-Schmidt, Ferdinand Visco, Gerald Pekler, Savi Mushiyev

Affiliation

¹ New York Medical College-Metropolitan Hospital Center, United States. Electronic address: [email protected].

PMID: 23932038
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2013.07.120

No abstract available

Keywords: Apical ballooning syndrome; Broken heart syndrome; Heroin withdrawal; Myocardial stunning; Tako-Tsubo cardiomyopathy.

Publication types

Case Reports
Letter

MeSH terms

Administration, Inhalation
Adult
Echocardiography
Electrocardiography
Heroin / administration & dosage
Heroin / adverse effects*
Humans
Male
Myocardial Stunning / diagnosis
Myocardial Stunning / etiology*
Narcotics / administration & dosage
Narcotics / adverse effects
Substance Withdrawal Syndrome / complications*
Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy / chemically induced*
Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy / complications
Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy / diagnosis

Substances

Narcotics
Heroin