Suspected Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy Caused by Withdrawal of Bupirenorphine in a Child Maruyama Shinsuke Nomura Yuichi Fukushige Toshiro Eguchi Taisuke Nishi Jun-ichiro Yoshinaga Masao Kawano Yoshifumi 社団法人日本循環器学会 Circulation journal : official journal of the Japanese Circulation Society 13469843 70 4 509 511 2006-03-20 A 2-year-old Japanese girl had transient left ventricular apical ballooning on echocardiography and ST-segment elevation and T-wave inversion on electrocardiogram after withdrawal of bupirenorphine and midazolam. The findings improved within 2 weeks. There are many case reports of adults with takotsubo cardiomyopathy but none in children. Takotsubo cardiomyopathy is not well known by pediatric cardiologists, so pediatric cases may have been overlooked. Awareness of a phenomenon similar to takotsubo cardiomyopathy, even in young children, may be important. 2006-03-20 110004497243 AA11591968 ENG CJP CJPref NII-ELS J-STAGE 3 16 1 Suspected Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy Caused by Withdrawal of Bupirenorphine in a Child Maruyama Shinsuke Nomura Yuichi Fukushige Toshiro Eguchi Taisuke Nishi Jun-ichiro Yoshinaga Masao Kawano Yoshifumi Japanese Circulation Society Circulation journal : official journal of the Japanese Circulation Society A 2-year-old Japanese girl had transient left ventricular apical ballooning on echocardiography and ST-segment elevation and T-wave inversion on electrocardiogram after withdrawal of bupirenorphine and midazolam. The findings improved within 2 weeks. There are many case reports of adults with takotsubo cardiomyopathy but none in children. Takotsubo cardiomyopathy is not well known by pediatric cardiologists, so pediatric cases may have been overlooked. Awareness of a phenomenon similar to takotsubo cardiomyopathy, even in young children, may be important. Maruyama Shinsuke Division of Pediatrics, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima University Nomura Yuichi Division of Pediatrics, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima University Fukushige Toshiro Division of Pediatrics, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima University Eguchi Taisuke Division of Pediatrics, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima University Nishi Jun-ichiro Division of Pediatrics, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima University Yoshinaga Masao Division of Pediatrics, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima University Kawano Yoshifumi Division of Pediatrics, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima University