Acute verapamil poisoning: successful treatment with epinephrine.
Acute intoxication with verapamil (2400 mg) induced A-V dissociation and circulatory failure in a 38-year-old woman with no previous cardiac disease. Resumption of A-V conduction was observed after administration of orciprenalin, calcium gluconate, and dopamine, with no effect on blood pressure. Epinephrine infusion finally restored satisfactory blood pressure level and allowed a favorable outcome.
D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D004562:Electrocardiography; D004837:Epinephrine / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005260:Female; D006327:Heart Block / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D013406:Suicide, Attempted; D014700:Verapamil / Q000506:poisoning*
D014700:Verapamil; D004837:Epinephrine