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- Title
An unknown side effect of isotretinoin: Pericardial effusion with atrial tachycardia.
- Authors
Güler, Ekrem; Güler, Gamze Babur; Yavuz, Cahit; Kızılırmak, Filiz
- Abstract
The article presents a case study of 26-year-old female that was admitted to emergency unit with syncope after long palpitation with normal physical examination except for tachycardia. Topics discussed include left ventricular function and pericardial effusion, therapeutic mechanism of retinoids and their side effects, and cell membrane fragility for both myocardial and pericardial cells.
- Subjects
SYNCOPE; LEFT ventricular hypertrophy; PERICARDIAL effusion; RETINOIDS; TACHYCARDIA
- Publication
Anatolian Journal of Cardiology / Anadolu Kardiyoloji Dergisi, 2015, Vol 15, Issue 2, p168
- ISSN
2149-2263
- Publication type
Case Study
- DOI
10.5152/akd.2015.5790