AI Article Synopsis
- Tricyclic antidepressant overdose can lead to serious health issues, including problems with the heart, lungs, and brain.
- Amitriptyline, a type of tricyclic antidepressant, is specifically linked to acute myocardial infarction (heart attack).
- The paper discusses a case involving a young woman who experienced a heart attack as a rare effect of this type of overdose.
Article Abstract
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.
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