[A suicide attempt with oral verapamil: a case report].
We report a case of a 29-years-old patient who tried to commit suicide by taking a high dose of verapamil (22 pills containing 240 mg, each, equivalent to 5.28 g). Ten hours after the ingestion he presented a complete atrioventricular heart block which was resolved with medical treatment presenting a normal ECG 36 hours later. To our knowledge this is the only published case of intoxication caused by such a high dose of verapamil.
Rodríguez Blanco
V M
VM
Servicio de Cardiología, Hospital Central de Asturias, Facultad de Medicina, Oviedo.
Rodríguez Suárez
M L
ML
Möller Bustinza
I
I
Castellanos Martínez
E
E
Puebla Rojo
V
V
Barriales Alvarez
V
V
Cortina Llosa
A
A
D000284:Administration, Oral; D000328:Adult; D062787:Drug Overdose / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D004562:Electrocardiography / Q000187:drug effects; D006327:Heart Block / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013406:Suicide, Attempted; D013607:Tablets; D014700:Verapamil / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000506:poisoning*
D013607:Tablets; D014700:Verapamil
Intento de autólisis con verapamilo oral: presentación de un caso.