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Journal Article

Citation

Molenda R, Szrzedziński J. Wiad. Lek. 1994; 47(1-2): 70-72.

Vernacular Title

Samobojcze zatrucie werapamilem.

Affiliation

Szpitala Wojewódzkiego im. J. Sniadeckiego, Białymstoku.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1994, Polskie Towarzystwo Laekarskie)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

8030353

Abstract

An 18-year-old woman treated in an internal medicine department for heart complaints took clandestinely a high dose of verapamil of unknown origin. She was transferred with block grade III and blood pressure fall to the Department of Cardiology, Province Hospital, where she came with severe cardiogenic+ shock. Resuscitation--electric stimulation (external and then endocavitary), heart massage, artificial ventilation, and the drugs used (orciprenaline, atropine, dopamine, calcium)--was unsuccessful, since despite the bioelectrically effective stimulation myocardial contraction were not achieved, which was probably due to deficit of calcium necessary for activation of contractile elements in muscle fibres. The toxicological investigation demonstrated verapamil (together with its metabolites) in the blood (6 micrograms/ml) and in the liver (42 micrograms/g of tissue).


Language: pl

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