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Olanzapine Induced Dilated Cardiomyopathy Puttegowda, Beeresha; Theodore, Joseph; Basappa, Ramesh & Nanjappa, Manjunath Cholenally Abstract A 28-year-old male patient with bipolar disorder taking olanzapine and lorazepam for almost 10 years presented with weight gain, diabetes, and anasarca was examined in this study. Evaluation of the patient revealed he was in heart failure. The reason for his heart failure was ambiguous and an investigation into it revealed negative results. Literature search conducted showed a few reported cases of putative olanzapine induced cardiomyopathy. One such relatively rare case is presented here. Keywords antipsychotics; olanzapine; cardiomyopathy; heart failure; etiology

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