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. 2026 Jan;42(1):139-142.
doi: 10.6515/ACS.202601_42(1).20251105A.

Venlafaxine-Associated Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy Complicated by Cardiogenic Shock and Left Ventricular Outflow Tract Obstruction: A Case Report and Literature Review

Yee-Jen Wu  1 , Chih-Fan Yeh  2 , Po-Chih Lin  2 , Chi-Sheng Hung  2   3
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Venlafaxine-Associated Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy Complicated by Cardiogenic Shock and Left Ventricular Outflow Tract Obstruction: A Case Report and Literature Review

Yee-Jen Wu et al. Acta Cardiol Sin. 2026 Jan.
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Figure 1
Figure 1
(A&B) Left ventriculogram on Day 0 showed apical dyskinesia and basal hyperkinesia, which was compatible with the diagnosis of Takotsubo cardiomyopathy.
Figure 2
Figure 2
Hemodynamic data (Day 1-Day 5). Initial low cardiac index, low cardiac power output and high systemic vascular resistance index were compatible with cardiogenic shock.
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