Aconitine intoxication mimicking acute myocardial infarction

Human and Experimental Toxicology

Volumn 30, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 782-785

  Lin, Chun Chi ^a   Phua, Dong Haur ^b   Deng, Jou Fang ^c,d   Yang, Chen Chang ^a,c  

^a NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b TAN TOCK SENG HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^c TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^d CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

aconitine; cardiotoxicity; Chinese herb; troponin

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ACONITINE; CLOPIDOGREL; CREATINE KINASE; HEPARIN; INOTROPIC AGENT; LORAZEPAM; PREDOPA; PYROPHOSPHATE; TECHNETIUM 99M; TROPONIN I; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATRIOVENTRICULAR BLOCK; CARDIOTOXICITY; CASE REPORT; CHEST TIGHTNESS; CHINESE HERB; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONVULSION; CREATINE KINASE BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG INTOXICATION; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FOLLOW UP; HEADACHE; HEART MUSCLE; HEART MUSCLE NECROSIS; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; LIMB WEAKNESS; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MALE; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MYOCARDITIS; PARALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCINTIGRAPHY; ST SEGMENT DEPRESSION; SYNCOPE;

ACONITINE; CREATINE KINASE; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DRUGS, CHINESE HERBAL; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PLANT EXTRACTS; POISONING; POWDERS; TECHNETIUM TC 99M PYROPHOSPHATE; TROPONIN I;

ACONITUM CARMICHAELI; SYNCOPE;

EID: 79959735524     PISSN: 09603271     EISSN: 14770903     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0960327110385960     Document Type: Article

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