Reversible intraventricular conduction defect in aconitine poisoning

Singapore Medical Journal

Volumn 50, Issue 8, 2009, Pages

  Yim, Kin Ming ^a   Tse, M L ^a   Lau, F L ^a,b  

^a UNITED CHRISTIAN HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^b Department of Accident and Emergency ^*

Author keywords

Aconitine poisoning; Intraventricular conduction defect; Processed fuzi; Reversible intraventricular conduction defect; Right bundle branch block

Indexed keywords

ACONITINE; ATROPINE; DEOXYACONITINE; ELECTROLYTE; HERBACEOUS AGENT; HYPACONITINE; ISPAGULA; MESACONITINE; NIFEDIPINE; POTASSIUM; SODIUM; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ACONITE; ACONITINE POISONING; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHINESE MEDICINE; CINNAMOMUM; CODONOPSIS; DIZZINESS; EPIMEDIUM; FEMALE; HEART MUSCLE CONDUCTION DISTURBANCE; HEART RIGHT BUNDLE BRANCH BLOCK; HEART VENTRICLE CONDUCTION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; HYPOTENSION; INTOXICATION; MASS FRAGMENTOGRAPHY; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; PARESTHESIA; PULSE RATE; SINUS RHYTHM; TOXICOKINETICS; URINALYSIS; WEAKNESS;

ACONITINE; ARRHYTHMIAS, CARDIAC; BUNDLE-BRANCH BLOCK; DRUGS, CHINESE HERBAL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMANS; MEDICINE, EAST ASIAN TRADITIONAL; MIDDLE AGED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 70349280740     PISSN: 00375675     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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