Massive digoxin intoxication. Report of a case with serum digoxin level correlation.
The clinical course is described of a patient who took an overdose of 15 mg of digoxin in a suicidal attempt. He developed several cardiac arrhythmias like atrial fibrillation, atrial flutter, sino-atrial block. atrio-ventricular block 3 degree and ventricular extrasystoles. His plasma digoxin level rose to 38.7 ng/ml as determined by radioimmunoassay. He was treated with Aprindine and recovered without sequelae. A survey of the complications of acute massive digoxin intoxication is offered as well as a summary of treatment.
D001145:Arrhythmias, Cardiac / Q000139:chemically induced; D003693:Delirium / Q000139:chemically induced; D004077:Digoxin / Q000097:blood / Q000506:poisoning*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013405:Suicide
D004077:Digoxin