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ArticleBMJ case reports2016

Rare case of stress cardiomyopathy due to intramuscular epinephrine administration.

Salik Nazir, Stephen Melnick, Saroj Lohani, Benjamin Lloyd

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Article in BMJ case reports, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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6 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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  5. Catecholamine-induced reverse takotsubo cardiomyopathy.Proceedings (Baylor University. Medical Center) · 2019
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5 · Who and what money

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4 authors.

Salik NazirReading Hospital and Medical Center, Reading, Pennsylvania, USA.
Stephen MelnickReading Hospital and Medical Center, Reading, Pennsylvania, USA.
Saroj LohaniReading Hospital and Medical Center, Reading, Pennsylvania, USA.
Benjamin LloydReading Hospital and Medical Center, Reading, Pennsylvania, USA.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We report a case of a 37-year-old woman who presented to our hospital with retrosternal chest pain following intramuscular administration of epinephrine due to presumed anaphylaxis. On arrival, she was found to have ST segment depression in the anterolateral leads on ECG and elevated cardiac troponins. She was diagnosed with stress cardiomyopathy based on left ventricle dysfunction and angiographically normal coronary arteries on cardiac catheterisation. To the best of our knowledge, this is the third reported case of takotsubo cardiomyopathy following appropriately dosed intramuscular administration of epinephrine for anaphylaxis. This case highlights the importance of considering stress cardiomyopathy in patients presenting with chest pain syndrome following systemic administration of epinephrine.

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Administration, IntranasalAdrenergic beta-AntagonistsAdultAnaphylaxisAngiotensin-Converting Enzyme InhibitorsAspirinEchocardiographyEpinephrineFemaleHumansRare DiseasesTakotsubo CardiomyopathyAdrenergic beta-AntagonistsAngiotensin-Converting Enzyme InhibitorsAspirinEpinephrine

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PMID27268785
PMCPMC4932343

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