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| Age/sex | Onset (from last drink) | Clinical features of withdrawal | Presenting features of stress cardiomyopathy | Notable case features | Reference |
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| 64/M | At least 5 days | Not described in case report | Decline in level of consciousness, sustained VTach with degeneration to VFib, cardiopulmonary arrest; subsequent ST segment elevation and later T wave inversion | QT prolongation on admission; patient required cardiopulmonary resuscitation | [12] |
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| 49/F | Not described in case report | Withdrawal seizure after episode of acute intoxication (time between events not described in case report) | Decreased level of consciousness, decreased O2 saturation, rapid hypotension, infiltrate on CXR, ST elevation, and T wave inversion | — | [13] |
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| 25/F | Not described in case report | Seizure episode | Torsades de pointes with degeneration to VFib (in route to hospital), T wave inversion (3 hours after resuscitation) with QT prolongation | Cocaine use 3 days prior to seizure | [14] |
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| 61/M | 36 hours | Not described in case report | Chest pain radiating to jaw, tachycardia, ST elevation, and T wave inversion | — | [15] |
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| 63/M | 6-7 days | Grand mal seizure 3 days after alcohol cessation | Severe dyspnea, pulmonary edema, T wave inversion, QT prolongation | Resolution of stress cardiomyopathy confirmed at 10 weeks | [16] |
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| 56/M | 5 days after hospitalization | Confusion, severe asthenia, anorexia, tremor | Tachycardia, decreased O2 saturation, pulmonary edema, orthopnea, pathologic Q waves, elevated troponin I (1.08 ng/mL) | 3 days after onset of stress cardiomyopathy, ECG showed diffuse T wave inversion and QT prolongation | [17] |
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| 57/F | <24 hours | 2 episodes of seizures and confusion the morning after a night of binge drinking, fever, tachycardia, agitation, diaphoresis, tremulousness, | Hypotension, T wave inversion, QT prolongation, elevated troponin I (4.075 micrograms/L), subsequent elevated jugular venous pressure and peripheral edema | History of alcohol-related seizures; patient required vasopressor support; reversal of left ventricular wall motion abnormalities 12 days prior to admission | [18] |
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| 45/F | 96–120 hours | Epigastric pain, nausea and vomiting 72 hours after discontinuation of alcohol, tremulousness, tachycardia, CIWA of 9 | T wave inversion, troponin elevation (0.974 ng/mL) | — | [19] |
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| 57/F | >10 days | Intense agitation, tachycardia, tachypnea | Tachycardia, tachypnea, pulmonary edema, Q waves, ST elevation, T wave inversion, subsequent ECG revealed diffuse T wave inversion and QT prolongation | Patient admitted for elective thoracotomy; patient was reintubated after procedure due to hypoxemic respiratory failure; dexmedetomidine used in the treatment of withdrawal symptoms; patient later developed cardiogenic shock and required vasopressors and intra-aortic balloon pump | [20] |
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