Salade malade: Malignant ventricular arrhythmias due to an accidental intoxication with Aconitum napellus

Netherlands Heart Journal

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 96-99

  Weijters, B J ^a   Verbunt, R J A M ^a   Hoogsteen, J ^a   Visser, R F ^a  

^a MÁXIMA MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Aconite; Aconitum; Cardiotoxic; Intoxication; Resuscitation

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; AMIODARONE; MAGNESIUM;

ACONITE; ACONITUM NAPELLUS; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY MONITORING; FOOD POISONING; HEART VENTRICLE ARRHYTHMIA; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; INTUBATION; MALE; MALIGNANT VENTRICULAR ARRHYTHMIA; POLYMORPHIC VENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA; RESUSCITATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 41749099932     PISSN: 15685888     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03086125     Document Type: Article

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