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Takotsubo cardiomyopathy triggered by alcohol withdrawal
Author(s) -
ALEXANDRE JOAKIM,
BENOUDA LEILA,
CHAMPRIGOT LAURE,
LABOMBARDA FABIEN
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
drug and alcohol review
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.018
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1465-3362
pISSN - 0959-5236
DOI - 10.1111/j.1465-3362.2011.00289.x
Subject(s) - cardiomyopathy , medicine , alcoholic cardiomyopathy , cardiology , alcohol , catecholamine , pathophysiology , heart failure , biochemistry , chemistry
Takotsubo cardiomyopathy is a reversible cardiomyopathy frequently precipitated by a sudden emotional or physical stress. The exact physiopathology is still debated and may involve catecholamine‐induced myocardial stunning. Alcohol withdrawal is associated with an hyperadrenergic state and may be a period at risk of cardiac events. We report a 56‐year‐old man with Takotsubo cardiomyopathy triggered by alcohol withdrawal. [Alexandre J, Benouda L, Champ‐Rigot L, Labombarda F. Takotsubo cardiomyopathy triggered by alcohol withdrawal. Drug Alcohol Rev 2011;30:434–437]