title: Cardiomyopathy induced by phenylpropanolamine.
abstract: A 14-year-old girl had evidence of an acute cardiomyopathy after a minimal overdose of phenylpropanolamine. She had myocardial dysfunction, ventricular dysrhythmia, and secondary pulmonary edema without any associated systemic hypertension. The cardiomyopathy resolved after several days.
authors.affiliation: Division of Pediatric Cardiology, University of California Davis Medical Center, Sacramento 95817.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Chin
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Choy
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001977:Brompheniramine / Q000506:poisoning*; D009202:Cardiomyopathies / Q000139:chemically induced*; D004338:Drug Combinations; D062787:Drug Overdose; D005260:Female; D006634:Histamine H1 Antagonists / Q000506:poisoning*; D006801:Humans; D010656:Phenylephrine / Q000506:poisoning*; D010665:Phenylpropanolamine / Q000506:poisoning*; D054199:Pseudoephedrine
chemical_list: D004338:Drug Combinations; D006634:Histamine H1 Antagonists; C007484:brompheniramine, pseudoephedrine drug combination; D010656:Phenylephrine; D010665:Phenylpropanolamine; D054199:Pseudoephedrine; D001977:Brompheniramine