title: Acute cardiomyopathy precipitated by lithium: is there a direct toxic effect on cardiac myocytes?
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, CHI Health Creighton University Medical Center, Creighton University School of Medicine. Electronic address: mahesh_maidsh@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Mahesh
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Anantha Narayanan
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, CHI Health Creighton University Medical Center, Creighton University School of Medicine.
authors.forename: Toufik
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Mahfood Haddad
authors.affiliation: Cardiac Center of Creighton University, CHI Health Creighton University Medical Center, Creighton University School of Medicine.
authors.forename: Ojas
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Bansal
authors.affiliation: University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio.
authors.forename: Janani
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Baskaran
authors.affiliation: Cardiac Center of Creighton University, CHI Health Creighton University Medical Center, Creighton University School of Medicine.
authors.forename: Muhammad S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Azzouz
authors.affiliation: Cardiac Center of Creighton University, CHI Health Creighton University Medical Center, Creighton University School of Medicine.
authors.forename: Abhilash
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Akinapelli
authors.affiliation: Cardiac Center of Creighton University, CHI Health Creighton University Medical Center, Creighton University School of Medicine.
authors.forename: Dennis J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Esterbrooks
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D018692:Antimanic Agents / Q000009:adverse effects*; D001714:Bipolar Disorder / Q000188:drug therapy*; D009202:Cardiomyopathies / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D018020:Lithium Compounds / Q000009:adverse effects*; D032383:Myocytes, Cardiac / Q000187:drug effects*
chemical_list: D018692:Antimanic Agents; D018020:Lithium Compounds