Cardiac arrest secondary to propafenone overdose
Journal Title: Dicle Tıp Dergisi - Year 2014, Vol 41, Issue 3
Abstract
Propafenone is a group 1C antiarrhythmic agent. Serious side effects such as cardiac arrest may occur when excessive intake. A sixteen year-old female was admitted to emergency department with nausea, vomiting, and altered mental status. Wide QRS tachycardia and subsequent ventricular fibrillation occurred following gastric lavage in the patient who confesses that she had taken excessive amount (4500mg propafenone) of drug for the purpose of suicide. After cardiopulmonary resuscitation for ten minutes the patient was intubated because of blurred consciousness and shallow breathing. Transtoracic echocardiography didn’t show any pathology. First degree AV block and widened QRS complexes determined in her electrocardiograph (ECG) after resuscitation. These pathological changes in the ECG and clinical status of the patient improved completely in the following days and she was discharged from hospital without any sequelae. Key words: Anti-arrhythmic agent, electrocardiography, propafenone, suicide attempt.
Authors and Affiliations
Nihat Polat, Murat Yüksel, Mesut Aydın, Fethullah Kayan, Sait Alan
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