Acute myocardial infarction associated with amitriptyline overdose
Articles > Article · 2006
Authors: Güçlü Selahattin KIYAN, ERSIN AKSAY, SEDAT YANTURALI, RIDVAN ATİLLA, Murat ERSEL
BASIC & CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY & TOXICOLOGY, Journal Indexed in SCI Expanded, International, 2006, vol 98, pp 462-466
DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-7843.2006.pto_387.x
Summary
Tricyclic antidepressant overdose is known to cause cardiopulmonary and central nervous system complications. As with other cardiovascular complications, amitriptyline toxicity may cause acute myocardial infarction. This paper reports the case of a young female with acute myocardial infarction as a novel consequence of tricyclic antidepressant overdose.