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A Case Report of Reversible Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy after Amphetamine/Dextroamphetamine Ingestion in a 15-Year-Old Adolescent Girl.

Toce, Michael S; Farias, Michael; Bruccoleri, Rebecca; Brown, David W; Burns, Michele M.

J Pediatr ; 182: 385-388.e3, 2017 03.

Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-27979580

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Stimulant medications are used in the treatment of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and serious cardiac complications can occur when these medications are abused. We present a 15-year-old adolescent girl who was found to have a Takotsubo cardiomyopathy after acute amphetamine/dextroamphetamine ingestion.

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Central Nervous System Stimulants/poisoning , Dextroamphetamine/poisoning , Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Cine/methods , Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy/chemically induced , Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy/diagnostic imaging , Adolescent , Electrocardiography/methods , Female , Humans , Prognosis , Recovery of Function , Risk Assessment , Suicide, Attempted , Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy/therapy , Treatment Outcome

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