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oxymetazoline and Apical Ballooning Syndrome

oxymetazoline has been researched along with Apical Ballooning Syndrome in 1 studies

Oxymetazoline: A direct acting sympathomimetic used as a vasoconstrictor to relieve nasal congestion. (From Martindale, The Extra Pharmacopoeia, 30th ed, p1251)
oxymetazoline : A member of the class of phenols that is 2,4-dimethylphenol which is substituted at positions 3 and 6 by 4,5-dihydro-1H-imidazol-2-ylmethyl and tert-butyl groups, respectively. A direct-acting sympathomimetic with marked alpha-adrenergic activity, it is a vasoconstrictor that is used (generally as the hydrochloride salt) to relieve nasal congestion.

Research Excerpts

ExcerptRelevanceReference
"We describe a typical case of apical ballooning syndrome in an octogenarian female patient with left ventricular wall motion abnormality on electrocardiography, whose ventricular function returned to normal."1.35Apical ballooning syndrome secondary to nasal decongestant abuse. ( Faria Neto, JR; Fortes, JA; Santos, GJ; Souza, NF; Wang, R; Zytinski, L, 2009)

Research

Studies (1)

TimeframeStudies, this research(%)All Research%
pre-19900 (0.00)18.7374
1990's0 (0.00)18.2507
2000's1 (100.00)29.6817
2010's0 (0.00)24.3611
2020's0 (0.00)2.80

Authors

AuthorsStudies
Wang, R1
Souza, NF1
Fortes, JA1
Santos, GJ1
Faria Neto, JR1
Zytinski, L1

Other Studies

1 other study available for oxymetazoline and Apical Ballooning Syndrome

ArticleYear
Apical ballooning syndrome secondary to nasal decongestant abuse.
    Arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia, 2009, Volume: 93, Issue:5

    Topics: Aged, 80 and over; Drug Overdose; Female; Humans; Nasal Decongestants; Oxymetazoline; Takotsubo Card

2009