title: Prolonged cardiogenic shock caused by a high-dose intravenous administration of dopamine in a patient with takotsubo cardiomyopathy.
abstract: We report a patient with takotsubo cardiomyopathy in whom cardiogenic shock continued with a high intraventricular pressure gradient (IVPG) under a high-dose intravenous administration of dopamine and in whom cessation of the administration improved the hemodynamics dramatically. The present case report suggests that the administration of dopamine may lead to further hemodynamic deterioration in patients with takotsubo cardiomyopathy who exhibits an IVPG.
authors.forename: Yusei
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Abe
authors.forename: Akira
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tamura
authors.forename: Junichi
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kadota
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D004298:Dopamine / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007262:Infusions, Intravenous; D012770:Shock, Cardiogenic / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D054549:Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy*
chemical_list: D004298:Dopamine