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Isolated Tramadol Overdose Associated with Brugada ECG Pattern
Author(s) -
COLE JON B.,
SATTIRAJU SRINIVASAN,
BILDEN ELISABETH F.,
ASINGER RICHARD W.,
BERTOG STEFAN C.
Publication year - 2012
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.1540-8159.2010.02924.x
Subject(s) - tramadol , medicine , blockade , sodium channel blocker , anesthesia , drug overdose , sodium channel , brugada syndrome , bradycardia , analgesic , poison control , heart rate , medical emergency , sodium , chemistry , receptor , organic chemistry , blood pressure
Tramadol is a commonly prescribed synthetic opioid analgesic. In humans, electrocardiogram (ECG) changes consistent with sodium‐channel blockade have not been described in overdoses with tramadol. We report a case of isolated tramadol overdose associated with a Brugada ECG pattern. A review of the literature reveals no previous human cases of tramadol overdose causing ECG changes consistent with sodium‐channel blockade. However, in vitro blockade of sodium‐channels has been demonstrated with high concentrations of tramadol. Tramadol overdose should be recognized as a cause for the manifestation of a Brugada ECG pattern in the setting of suicidal intoxication. (PACE 2012; 35:e219–e221)