A Case Report on Opioid Withdrawal‐Induced Stress Cardiomyopathy and a Review of the Current Literature
Reeju Maharjan, Vidhi Patel, Saba Roa, Khalid Kainat, Satabdi Datta Choudhury · 2026
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Reeju Maharjan and team reported in 2026 a case of Takotsubo cardiomyopathy triggered by opioid withdrawal, paired with a review of the published papers. In this stress cardiomyopathy the heart's main chamber weakens suddenly and balloons at its tip, looking like a heart attack while the coronary arteries stay clear. Withdrawal's surge of adrenaline-like chemicals is the suspected trigger.
The syndrome can bring chest pain, heart tracing changes that imitate a heart attack, and modest rises in heart injury markers. Treating the withdrawal itself with methadone or buprenorphine is central to recovery, the authors stress. With opioid-related harms climbing, they urge emergency clinicians to keep this diagnosis in mind when withdrawal patients present with cardiac symptoms. Early spotting changes care and outcome.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Reeju Maharjan, Vidhi Patel, Saba Roa, Khalid Kainat, Satabdi Datta Choudhury |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 13 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |