Possible association between lithium intoxication and Takotsubo syndrome

BMJ Case Rep. 2024 Mar 13;17(3):e257051. doi: 10.1136/bcr-2023-257051.

Abstract

More than 25 years after being diagnosed with bipolar disorder and receiving continuous treatment with lithium, a woman develops Takotsubo syndrome.

Keywords: Bipolar I disorder; Drug interactions; Psychiatry of old age.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Antidepressive Agents / therapeutic use
  • Bipolar Disorder* / complications
  • Bipolar Disorder* / drug therapy
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Lithium / therapeutic use
  • Lithium Compounds / adverse effects
  • Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy* / chemically induced
  • Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy* / complications
  • Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy* / diagnosis

Substances

  • Lithium
  • Antidepressive Agents
  • Lithium Compounds