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Verapamil and mild hyperkalemia in hemodialysis patients: A potentially hazardous association
Author(s) -
LETAVERNIER Emmanuel,
COUZI Lionel,
DELMAS Yahsou,
MOREAU Karine,
MURCOTT Olivier,
PRÉCIGOUT Valérie
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
hemodialysis international
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.658
H-Index - 47
eISSN - 1542-4758
pISSN - 1492-7535
DOI - 10.1111/j.1542-4758.2006.00090.x
Subject(s) - medicine , hyperkalemia , hemodialysis , verapamil , atrioventricular block , concomitant , context (archaeology) , supraventricular arrhythmia , cardiology , blood pressure , anesthesia , atrial fibrillation , paleontology , biology , calcium
During the past 3 years, 3 patients undergoing intermittent hemodialysis (or about to do so) in our hospital developed a third‐degree atrioventricular block while being treated with verapamil for blood pressure or supraventricular arrhythmia. In the 3 cases, mild hyperkalemia was concomitant. The medical history of these patients revealed no intrinsic cause of atrioventricular conduction disturbance. We report herein the 3 cases and draw attention to the risks of atrioventricular block in this particular context.