Mianserin and complete heart block.
Cardiac complications are common in tricyclic antidepressant poisoning, but are rare with overdose of mianserin, which is a tetracyclic antidepressant. We report a case in which repeated episodes of complete heart block occurred following overdose with mianserin.
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D005260:Female; D006327:Heart Block / Q000139:chemically induced*; D006801:Humans; D008803:Mianserin / Q000506:poisoning*; D008875:Middle Aged
D008803:Mianserin