Salbutamol Abuse is Associated with Ventricular Fibrillation

Salbutamol-induced cardiac complications are well-established. Herein, we describe a case of a 24-year female who was admitted to the emergency department because of a suicide attempt with salbutamol (76 mg). Salbutamol abuse induced the development of supraventricular tachycardia and ventricular fi...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: UYSAL, Emin, SOLAK, Suleyman, CARUS, Murat, UZUN, Nedim, CEVIK, Erdem
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2016
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4910012/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27336070
http://dx.doi.org/10.5505/1304.7361.2015.33230
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Sumario:Salbutamol-induced cardiac complications are well-established. Herein, we describe a case of a 24-year female who was admitted to the emergency department because of a suicide attempt with salbutamol (76 mg). Salbutamol abuse induced the development of supraventricular tachycardia and ventricular fibrillation. Regular sinus rhythm was restored with defibrillation. The hypokalemic patient who stayed in the intensive care unit was discharged after 48 hours of hospitalization.

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