Polymorphic ventricular tachycardia (Torsades de pointes) due to licorice root tea

Turk Kardiyoloji Dernegi Arsivi

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 241-244

  Öztürk, Serkan ^a   Karaman, Kayihan ^b   Çetin, Mustafa ^b   Erdem, Alim ^a  

^a ABANT IZZET BAYSAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b Kahramanmaras Community Hospital   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Glycyrrhiza adverse effects; Hyperkalemia etiology; Long QT syndrome complications diagnosis; Plants, medicinal; Syndrome; Tachycardia, ventricular

Indexed keywords

GLYCYRRHIZA EXTRACT; METFORMIN; GLYCYRRHIZIC ACID;

ADULT; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CARDIAC PATIENT; CASE REPORT; CONSTIPATION; DIABETES MELLITUS; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTRIC SHOCK; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; GENETIC DISORDER; GLYCYRRHIZA; HEART INFARCTION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; HYPERTROPHIC CARDIOMYOPATHY; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LEFT VENTRICULAR DIASTOLIC DYSFUNCTION; MEDICAL HISTORY; PLANT ROOT; POLYMORPHIC VENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA; QT PROLONGATION; REPEAT PROCEDURE; RESUSCITATION; SUDDEN CARDIAC DEATH; TEA; ADVERSE EFFECTS; BEVERAGE; CARDIOVERSION; CHEMISTRY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; MIDDLE AGED; TORSADES DE POINTES;

BEVERAGES; CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION; CONSTIPATION; ELECTRIC COUNTERSHOCK; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GLYCYRRHIZA; GLYCYRRHIZIC ACID; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PLANT ROOTS; TORSADES DE POINTES;

EID: 84878175505     PISSN: 10165169     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5543/tkda.2013.72547     Document Type: Article

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