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Brugada Pattern in Toxic Myocarditis due to Severe Aluminum Phosphide Poisoning
Author(s) -
NAYYAR SACHIN,
NAIR MOHAN
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
pacing and clinical electrophysiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.686
H-Index - 101
eISSN - 1540-8159
pISSN - 0147-8389
DOI - 10.1111/j.1540-8159.2009.02522.x
Subject(s) - medicine , cardiology , myocarditis , myocardial infarction , brugada syndrome
Brugada pattern electrocardiogram (ECG) unmasking can occur due to various drugs. There are old reports of the acute infarction pattern in aluminum phosphide (rodenticide)‐related toxic myocarditis. The given case illustrates the Brugada pattern and various other ECG abnormalities in a patient with this poisoning. The old reported cases of the acute infarction pattern are also likely the Brugada pattern.