title: Takotsubo cardiomyopathy as an early complication of drug-induced suicide attempt.
abstract: Takotsubo cardiomyopathy typically presents in menopausal women following episodes of intense physical or mental stress. To our knowledge, the literature contains only two documented cases of Takotsubo cardiomyopathy arising following a suicide attempt, neither of which involved pharmaceutical poisoning. Here, however, we document the case of a young male patient with borderline personality disorder and a clinical and angiographic presentation compatible with Takotsubo cardiomyopathy arising following a suicide attempt by voluntary drug intoxication (risperidone, barbiturates, and benzodiazepine). The potential pathophysiological mechanisms behind this unusual clinical picture are discussed.
authors: Department of Cardiology, Vigevano Hospital, Corso Milano 19, 27029 Vigevano, Italy.
authors: Massimo
authors: M
authors: Romanò
authors: Federica
authors: F
authors: Zorzoli
authors: Roberta
authors: R
authors: Bertona
authors: Rosvaldo
authors: R
authors: Villani