PROFOUND SHOCK RESULTING FROM A LARGE DOSE OF DIPYRIDAMOLE

Acute ingestion of more than 200 mg dipyridamole may result in minor s ymptoms. The reported highest dosage of acute ingestion was 1250 mg. M ost experiences of acute ingestion come from dipyridamole thallium ima ge, oral application of 300-400 mg or intravenous 0.56 mg/kg. The syst emic or cardiovascular complication could be rapidly reversed by intra venous use of aminophylline, 50-240 mg. We report an experience in dea ling with the highest ever dose, 1750 mg, of dipyridamole overdose by usual dose of aminophylline.