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ArticleClinical practice and cases in emergency medicine2019

Left Ventricular Regional Wall Motion Abnormality in the Setting of Acute Loperamide Overdose.

Kasha Bornstein, Timothy Montrief, Mehruba Anwar Parris

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Article in Clinical practice and cases in emergency medicine, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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3 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Kasha BornsteinUniversity of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida.
Timothy MontriefJackson Memorial Hospital, Department of Emergency Medicine, Miami, Florida.
Mehruba Anwar ParrisJackson Memorial Hospital, Department of Emergency Medicine, Miami, Florida.
Jackson Memorial Hospital · USUniversity of Miami · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Loperamide is an inexpensive, over-the-counter antidiarrheal agent with emerging reports of overdose due to its opioid properties. Although it is considered by many patients to be safe, cardiotoxicity has been reported, prompting the United States Food and Drug Administration to release a warning regarding the arrhythmogenic potential of loperamide. We present a case of a 32-year-old male presenting in acute loperamide overdose and subsequent cardiac dysrhythmia with focal wall motion abnormalities on echocardiogram. This finding has not been previously reported in the literature and is unique in this clinical presentation. We also highlight the potential mechanisms for loperamide cardiotoxicity and its challenging management.

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