Lithium-induced cardiotoxicity mimicking Acute Coronary Syndrome: a case report

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dc.contributor.authorAzadian, Anahitaen
dc.contributor.authorChahrour, Housseinen
dc.contributor.editorMehta, Shobhaen
dc.contributor.editorCronin, Pádraigen
dc.date.accessioned2025-10-28T13:55:04Z
dc.date.available2025-10-28T13:55:04Z
dc.date.issued2025en
dc.description.abstractIntroduction: Lithium toxicity, a complication of chronic lithium therapy used in the treatment of bipolar disorder (BPD), commonly presents with gastrointestinal and neurological symptoms. However, rare cardiac manifestations of lithium cardiotoxicity can occur. This case describes a 51-year-old woman with BPD on long-term lithium therapy who developed neurological symptoms (confusion, resting tremor, dysarthria). Investigations were notable for elevated troponin levels and transthoracic echocardiogram revealed a novel reduced left ventricular ejection fraction. Coronary artery disease and other potential causes were ruled out, and lithium-induced cardiotoxicity was determined to be the etiology of the patient’s presentation. Methods: A thorough clinical evaluation was conducted, including history, physical examination, and diagnostic testing. Investigations included an electrocardiogram (ECG), transthoracic echocardiogram (TTE), coronary angiography, chest X-ray, neuroimaging (CT and MRI brain), and blooden
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dc.identifier.citationAzadian, A. and Chahrour, H. (2025) 'Lithium-induced cardiotoxicity mimicking Acute Coronary Syndrome: a case report', UCC Student Medical Journal, 5, p. 105. https://doi.org/10.33178/SMJ.2025.1.31en
dc.identifier.doi10.33178/SMJ.2025.1.31en
dc.identifier.endpage105en
dc.identifier.issn2737-7237
dc.identifier.journalabbrevUCC SMJ
dc.identifier.journaltitleUCC Student Medical Journalen
dc.identifier.startpage105en
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10468/18108
dc.identifier.volume5
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherUCC Medical Research and Technology Societyen
dc.rights© 2025, the Author(s). This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.en
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0
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dc.subjectCase reporten
dc.subjectLithium-induced cardiotoxicityen
dc.subjectAcute Coronary Syndromeen
dc.titleLithium-induced cardiotoxicity mimicking Acute Coronary Syndrome: a case reporten
dc.typeConference itemen
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