Left anterior hemiblock, complete right bundle branch block and sinus tachycardia in maprotiline poisoning.
Maprotiline is a tetracyclic drug with effects similar to those of tricyclic antidepressants. It has been suggested that tetracyclic antidepressants have fewer cardiovascular side-effects. We describe a case with serious alteration of intraventricular conduction after maprotiline overdosage.
D000328:Adult; D000873:Anthracenes / Q000506:poisoning*; D002037:Bundle-Branch Block / Q000139:chemically induced*; D004562:Electrocardiography; D005260:Female; D006207:Half-Life; D006327:Heart Block / Q000139:chemically induced*; D006801:Humans; D008376:Maprotiline / Q000378:metabolism / Q000506:poisoning*; D013610:Tachycardia / Q000139:chemically induced*
D000873:Anthracenes; D008376:Maprotiline