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Kutluhan Eren Hazır1, Selim Ekinci2, Fırat Eskici2
1Department of Cardiology, Şanlıurfa Siverek State Hospital, Şanlıurfa, Türkiye; Department of Cardiology, Republic of Turkey Ministry of Health Izmir City Hospital, İzmir, Türkiye.
Abstract:
Takotsubo syndrome is a cardiomyopathy characterized by transient ventricular dysfunction caused by excessive sympathetic discharge, which may potentially lead to a fatal outcome. This case report presents the successful management of a 41-year-old female patient with iatrogenic Takotsubo syndrome complicated by cardiogenic shock. The condition was triggered by the inadvertent administration of norepinephrine, which occurred due to a medication error in which it was mistaken for amiodarone because of look-alike/sound-alike packaging and name similarity. The management strategy focused on the use of mechanical support devices rather than agents that perpetuate the adrenergic discharge underlying the pathophysiology.
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