Sudden cardiac death following use of the synthetic cannabinoid MDMB-CHMICA

Journal of Analytical Toxicology

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 86-87

  Westin, Andreas Austgulen ^a   Frost, Joachim ^a   Brede, Wenche Rødseth ^a   Gundersen, Per Ole M ^a   Einvik, Steinar ^a   Aarset, Harald ^a   Slordal, Lars ^a,b  

^a TRONDHEIM UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^b NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ACETONITRILE; AMMONIUM FORMATE; CANNABINOID; CETIRIZINE; DIAZEPAM; FORMIC ACID; METHYL 2 [1 (CYCLOHEXYLMETHYL) 1H INDOLE 3 CARBOXAMIDO] 3,3 DIMETHYLBUTANOATE; MIRTAZAPINE; TETRAHYDROCANNABINOL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; INDOLE DERIVATIVE; METHYL 2-(1-(CYCLOHEXYLMETHYL)-1H-INDOLE-3-CARBOXAMIDO)-3,3-DIMETHYLBUTANOATE;

ADULT; AMBULANCE; AUTOPSY; BLOOD ANALYSIS; BRAIN DAMAGE; BRAIN HYPOXIA; CALIBRATOR; CASE REPORT; CIRCULATION; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; HEART ARREST; HELICOPTER; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LETTER; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MALE; MEDICAL HISTORY; ORGAN DONOR; PHARMACODYNAMICS; PNEUMONIA; QUADRUPOLE MASS SPECTROMETRY; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SMOKING; SPLENIC TISSUE; SUDDEN CARDIAC DEATH; TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY; TIME OF FLIGHT MASS SPECTROMETRY; URINALYSIS; YOUNG ADULT; BLOOD; CHEMISTRY; DEATH, SUDDEN, CARDIAC; FATALITY; PATHOLOGY; SPLEEN;

ADULT; CANNABINOIDS; CHROMATOGRAPHY, LIQUID; DEATH, SUDDEN, CARDIAC; FATAL OUTCOME; HUMANS; INDOLES; MALE; SPLEEN; TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84960126296     PISSN: 01464760     EISSN: 19452403     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jat/bkv110     Document Type: Letter

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