title: Acute myocardial infarction associated with amitriptyline overdose.
abstract: Tricyclic antidepressant overdose is known to cause cardiopulmonary and central nervous system complications. As with other cardiovascular complications, amitriptyline toxicity may cause acute myocardial infarction. This paper reports the case of a young female with acute myocardial infarction as a novel consequence of tricyclic antidepressant overdose.
authors.affiliation: Ege University Hospital, Department of Emergency Medicine, Izmir, Turkey. selahattin.kiyan@ege.edu.tr
authors.forename: Selahattin
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kiyan
authors.forename: Ersin
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Aksay
authors.forename: Sedat
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yanturali
authors.forename: Ridvan
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Atilla
authors.forename: Murat
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ersel
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000639:Amitriptyline / Q000506:poisoning*; D000929:Antidepressive Agents, Tricyclic / Q000506:poisoning*; D052279:Creatine Kinase, MB Form / Q000097:blood; D062787:Drug Overdose; D004562:Electrocardiography; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000097:blood / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000378:metabolism; D009211:Myoglobin / Q000097:blood; D019210:Troponin I / Q000097:blood
chemical_list: D000929:Antidepressive Agents, Tricyclic; D009211:Myoglobin; D019210:Troponin I; D000639:Amitriptyline; D052279:Creatine Kinase, MB Form