Massive digoxin ingestion. Report of a case and review of currently available therapies

Recent reports of treatment of massive digoxin overdosage have emphasized the success of medical therapy. This report describes a fatal outcome to this problem despite aggressive medical management, including pervenous cardiac pacing and draws attention to deficiencies in current treatment of a seri...

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Published in:British Heart Journal 1977-06, Vol.39 (6), p.688-692
Main Authors: Bremner, W F, Third, J L, Lawrie, T D
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aged
Arrhythmias, Cardiac - chemically induced
Arrhythmias, Cardiac - therapy
Digoxin - antagonists & inhibitors
Digoxin - poisoning
Humans
Lidocaine - pharmacology
Male
Phenytoin - pharmacology
Procainamide - pharmacology
Suicide, Attempted
Urination
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Summary:Recent reports of treatment of massive digoxin overdosage have emphasized the success of medical therapy. This report describes a fatal outcome to this problem despite aggressive medical management, including pervenous cardiac pacing and draws attention to deficiencies in current treatment of a serious problem.
ISSN:0007-0769
1355-6037
1468-201X
2053-5864
DOI:10.1136/hrt.39.6.688