Open AccessBrugada Syndrome with Aborted Sudden Cardiac Death Related to Liquorice-Induced Hypokalemia
Author(s) -
Hikmet Yorgun,
Hakan Aksoy,
Mehmet Alı Nahıt Şendur,
Ahmet Hakan Ateş,
Ergün Barış Kaya,
Kudret Aytemir,
Ali̇ Oto
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
medical principles and practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.426
H-Index - 45
eISSN - 1423-0151
pISSN - 1011-7571
DOI - 10.1159/000320309
Subject(s) - medicine , brugada syndrome , hypokalemia , ventricular fibrillation , sudden cardiac death , cardiology , implantable cardioverter defibrillator , ingestion , sudden cardiac arrest , sudden death , anesthesia
It was the aim of this study to report an aborted cardiac arrest due to ventricular fibrillation and electrocardiographic changes consistent with Brugada syndrome due to liquorice-induced hypokalemia.
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