April 29, 2023CureusOpen Access

Catecholamine Mega Storm Triggered by Cocaine Use and Thyrotoxicosis Crisis

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Population

A 26-year-old male with Graves' disease and cocaine abuse hospitalized with thyroid storm

Design

Case report

Authors

AOAl Ameen Oredegbe MAMina AwadRegeneron (United States)

Discussion

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Implication

Supports vigilance for TCM in thyroid storm with cocaine; leaves open causal roles and generalizability.

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Population

26-year-old male with Graves' disease and cocaine abuse presenting with thyroid storm, takotsubo cardiomyopathy, and cardiogenic shock (n=1)

Intervention

Antithyroid medications, steroids, extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO), and other medical and mechanical circulatory support therapies

Outcome

Recovery of left ventricular function and weaning from support

This case highlights the potential for complete recovery of left ventricular function in severe takotsubo cardiomyopathy complicated by cardiogenic shock when triggered by concurrent cocaine use and thyroid storm, provided aggressive medical and mechanical support is utilized.

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Oredegbe et al. (2023) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a73d47ce47350a533a8bc13 https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.38299

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Catecholamine Mega Storm Triggered by Cocaine Use and Thyrotoxicosis Crisis

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Catecholamine Mega Storm Triggered by Cocaine Use and Thyrotoxicosis Crisis

Discussion

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