Abstract
This case report describes a 64-year-old female with history of previous intravenous
drug abuse on opioid substitution treatment with buprenorphine, who presented to the
emergency department with angina and electrocardiographic findings suggestive of acute
coronary syndrome. Echocardiography and left ventriculography were indicative of takotsubo
cardiomyopathy, probably attributed to abrupt discontinuation of buprenorphine. Opioid
withdrawal leads to sympathetic hyperactivity and increased catecholamine release,
which in our case triggered takotsubo cardiomyopathy presentation.
<Learning objective: Buprenorphine withdrawal may precipitate takotsubo cardiomyopathy.>
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Article info
Publication history
Published online: January 04, 2022
Accepted:
November 24,
2021
Received in revised form:
October 30,
2021
Received:
March 11,
2021
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