Failure of intravenous lipid emulsion in treatment of cardiotoxicity caused by mixed overdose including dihydropyridine calcium channel blockers
Author(s) -
Jasmina Jović-Stošić,
Vesna Putić,
D. Zivanovic,
Milica Mladenov,
Gordana Brajković,
Snežana Djordjević
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
vojnosanitetski pregled
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.123
H-Index - 19
eISSN - 2406-0720
pISSN - 0042-8450
DOI - 10.2298/vsp141216018j
Subject(s) - medicine , anesthesia , nifedipine , gastric lavage , blood pressure , metoprolol , bradycardia , amlodipine , heart rate , calcium
Calcium channel blockers and beta-blockers are among the most frequently ingested cardiovascular drugs in self-poisoning causing significant mortality. Intravenous lipid emulsion (ILE) is reported as a potentially novel antidote for treatment of acute poisoning caused by some of these drugs.
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