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Zach Hart1, Thomas Anderson2, Hanna Fanous2
1Internal Medicine, University of Utah Health, Salt Lake City, USA.
Abstract:
We report the case of a 64-year-old female with a history of hypothyroidism and isolated parotid sarcoidosis who presented with acute-onset chest pain and dyspnea. Echocardiogram demonstrated transiently reduced ejection fraction with apical hypokinesis, without evidence of obstructive coronary lesions on angiography, compatible with stress-induced cardiomyopathy. She received a ketamine infusion as a mental health treatment shortly before the development of symptoms, suggesting that this medication may have precipitated her cardiomyopathy. In recent years, ketamine has become a popular option for treating mental health disorders, including major depressive disorder and substance use disorders. It should be used with caution in patients with known cardiovascular disease, and its cardiac effects warrant further study.
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