Philippe Camus, M.D.

Dijon, France

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Cardiomyopathy (acute, subacute, chronic)

Can be acute or subacute in onset. Severity is from the asymptomatic/subclinical state to overt heart failure. May cause acute or chronic left ventricular dysfunction, congestive heart failure (XIIIa) or cardiogenic pulmonary edema (IId). In some cases, will improve with drug stoppage

Publications

Badar F, Ashraf A, Bhuiyan MR, Bimal T, Iftikhar A

A Peculiar Case of Fentanyl-Induced Cardiomyopathy.

Cureus 2022 Aug;14;e27708 — 2022 Aug — e27708