Open AccessNodal Rhythm and Ventricular Parasystole: An Unusual Electrocariographic Presentation of Mad Honey Poisoning
Author(s) -
Aliyev Farid,
Türkoǧlu Cengizhan,
Çeliker Cengiz
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
clinical cardiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.263
H-Index - 72
eISSN - 1932-8737
pISSN - 0160-9289
DOI - 10.1002/clc.20438
Subject(s) - medicine , bradycardia , sinus bradycardia , rhythm , cardiology , electrocardiography , sinus rhythm , sinus (botany) , normal sinus rhythm , ingestion , anesthesia , blood pressure , heart rate , botany , biology , genus , atrial fibrillation
Abstract Mad honey poisoning syndrome has been reported in the Eastern Black Sea region and Southeastern regions of Turkey. Herein we report a case of 70‐y‐old man presented with syncope and severe hemodynamic instability following ingestion of one teaspoon of honey and his unusual electrocardiographic manifestations: nodal rhythm alternating with sinus bradycardia and intermittant ventricular parasystole. In this report, we also tried to explain the possible mechanism responsible for these electrocardiographic findings. Copyright © 2009 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.