Aborted sudden death, transient Brugada pattern, and wide QRS dysrrhythmias after massive cocaine ingestion

Journal of Electrocardiology

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 345-349

  Ortega Carnicer, Julin ^a   Bertos Polo, Juan ^a   Gutirrez Tirado, Carlos ^a  

^a Hospital Alarcos   (Spain)

Author keywords

Accelerated junctional rhythm; Acidosis; Bicarbonate; Brugada syndrome; Cocaine; Seizures; Sudden death; Ventricular asystole

Indexed keywords

BICARBONATE; FLECAINIDE; LABETALOL; SODIUM CHANNEL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASYSTOLE; BRUGADA SYNDROME; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COCAINE DEPENDENCE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; FATALITY; GRAND MAL SEIZURE; HEART ARREST; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART LEFT BUNDLE BRANCH BLOCK; HEART RIGHT BUNDLE BRANCH BLOCK; HUMAN; MALE; METABOLIC ACIDOSIS; OXYGENATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QRS COMPLEX; QT INTERVAL; RESTLESSNESS; RESUSCITATION; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION; SUDDEN DEATH; SYMPTOM;

EID: 0034775746     PISSN: 00220736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1054/jelc.2001.26318     Document Type: Article

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