Takotsubo cardiomyopathy associated with buprenorphine precipitated withdrawal

Clin Toxicol (Phila). 2018 Sep;56(9):863-864. doi: 10.1080/15563650.2018.1437921. Epub 2018 Feb 12.

Authors

Ryan M Surmaitis¹, Muhammad Masood Khalid¹, David Vearrier¹, Michael I Greenberg¹

Affiliation

¹ a Division of Medical Toxicology, Department of Emergency Medicine , Drexel University College of Medicine , Philadelphia , PA , USA.

PMID: 29433361
DOI: 10.1080/15563650.2018.1437921

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports
Letter

MeSH terms

Adult
Analgesics, Opioid / adverse effects*
Buprenorphine / adverse effects*
Buprenorphine / therapeutic use*
Female
Heroin Dependence / drug therapy*
Humans
Substance Withdrawal Syndrome / complications*
Substance Withdrawal Syndrome / physiopathology*
Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy / etiology*
Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy / physiopathology*
Treatment Outcome

Substances

Analgesics, Opioid
Buprenorphine