Bidirectional Tachycardia after an Acute Intravenous Administration of Digitalis for a Suicidal Gesture

Acute digoxin intoxication is a life-threating condition associated with severe cardiotoxicity. Female gender, age, low lean body mass, hypertension, and renal insufficiency may worsen the prognosis. Arrhythmias caused by digitalis glycosides are characterized by an increased automaticity coupled wi...

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Main Authors: Diletta Sabatini, Giovanni Truscelli, Antonio Ciccaglioni, Carlo Gaudio, Maria Caterina Grassi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2014-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Psychiatry
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/109167
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