FATAL FLECAINIDE INTOXICATION

Authors
BRAZIL E BODIWALA GG BOUCH DC
Citation
E. Brazil et al., FATAL FLECAINIDE INTOXICATION, Journal of accident & emergency medicine, 15(6), 1998, pp. 423-425
Citations number
12
Categorie Soggetti
Emergency Medicine & Critical Care
Journal title
Journal of accident & emergency medicine → ACNP
ISSN journal
13510622
Volume
15
Issue
6
Year of publication
1998
Pages
423 - 425
Database
ISI
SICI code
1351-0622(1998)15:6<423:>2.0.ZU;2-J
Abstract
Flecainide acetate is a potent class 1C antiarrhythmic agent used main ly for the treatment of supraventricular arrhythmias. Acute overdose o f this drug is rare but frequently fatal. The clinical course of a pat ient that ingested a large quantity of flecainide as a suicide attempt is described and current therapeutic strategies discussed.