A case report: 'happy heart' syndrome in a patient treated with atomoxetine for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Takotsubo syndrome (TS) is an acute cardiac disease entity with a clinical presentation resembling that of an acute coronary syndrome. Numerous physical stress factors including pheochromocytoma, epinephrine, and norepinephrine administration, and even physiological exercise have been reported to induce TS. Takotsubo syndrome induced by medications causing elevation of plasma norepinephrine as serotonin-norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor or selective norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor (atomoxetine) has been reported.

Case summary

We report on the case of a 49-year-old woman who was on atomoxetine treatment for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, developed TS in association with sexual intercourse.

Discussion

The TS pattern in this patient was the type o

SUBMITTER: Athanassopoulos P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6939811 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature