Bradycardia, reversible panconduction defeat and syncope following self-medication with a homeopathic medicine

Cardiology

Volumn 91, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 268-271

  Guha, Santanu ^a   Dawn, Buddhadeb ^b   Dutta, Goutam ^a   Chakraborty, Tapas ^a   Pain, Shantashil ^a  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE AND HOSPITAL   (India)

^b University of Louisville School of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

Aconite; Bradycardia; Panconduction defect

Indexed keywords

ACONITUM EXTRACT; ALKALOID; HOMEOPATHIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATRIOVENTRICULAR DISSOCIATION; BRADYCARDIA; CARDIOTOXICITY; CASE REPORT; DRUG APPROVAL; DRUG MONITORING; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; HEART LEFT BUNDLE BRANCH BLOCK; HERBAL MEDICINE; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; INDIGESTION; MALE; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINUS ARREST; SYNCOPE;

ACONITUM; ADULT; ARRHYTHMIA; ARRHYTHMIA, SINUS; ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODE; BRADYCARDIA; BUNDLE-BRANCH BLOCK; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HUMANS; HYPOTENSION; MALE; MATERIA MEDICA; PLANT EXTRACTS; SELF MEDICATION; SYNCOPE;

EID: 0032711209     PISSN: 00086312     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000006922     Document Type: Article

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