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Cardiotoxic manifestations of mesoridazine overdose.
- Source :
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Annals of emergency medicine [Ann Emerg Med] 1988 Oct; Vol. 17 (10), pp. 1074-8. - Publication Year :
- 1988
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Abstract
- We present a case of malignant arrhythmias associated with hypocalcemia and subsequent cardiac arrest in a 20-year-old woman due to ingestion of 3.1 g mesoridazine in a suicide attempt. There were unexplained alterations in serum electrolytes preceding the cardiac arrest. The patient subsequently recovered and was transferred to a psychiatric hospital. Despite the paucity of data on the potential cardiotoxicity associated with mesoridazine overdose, this case demonstrates that malignant arrhythmias and cardiac arrest occur; consequently, these patients probably require constant ECG monitoring.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 0196-0644
- Volume :
- 17
- Issue :
- 10
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Annals of emergency medicine
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 3177997
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/s0196-0644(88)80448-7