Takotsubo cardiomyopathy induced by acute inhalation of hypochlorite drain gel exhalations

Int J Cardiol. 2015 Feb 1:180:216-7. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2014.11.137. Epub 2014 Nov 26.

Authors

Luisa De Gennaro¹, Natale Daniele Brunetti², Francesco Buquicchio¹, Francesco Tota¹, Nicola Locuratolo¹, Francesco Santoro³, Andrea Igoren Guaricci⁴, Matteo Di Biase³, Pasquale Caldarola¹

Affiliations

¹ San Paolo Hospital, Bari, Italy.
² University of Foggia, Foggia, Italy. Electronic address: natale.brunetti@unifg.it.
³ University of Foggia, Foggia, Italy.
⁴ Ospedali Riuniti, Foggia, Italy.

PMID: 25463369
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2014.11.137

No abstract available

Keywords: Hypochlorite inhalation; Takotsubo cardiomyopathy.

Publication types

Case Reports
Letter

MeSH terms

Aged
Coronary Angiography
Diagnosis, Differential
Electrocardiography*
Female
Humans
Hypochlorous Acid / adverse effects*
Inhalation
Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy / chemically induced*
Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy / diagnosis

Substances

Hypochlorous Acid