title: Fatal flecainide intoxication.
abstract: Flecainide acetate is a potent class 1C antiarrhythmic agent used mainly for the treatment of supraventricular arrhythmias. Acute overdose of this drug is rare but frequently fatal. The clinical course of a patient that ingested a large quantity of flecainide as a suicide attempt is described and current therapeutic strategies discussed.
authors.affiliation: Accident and Emergency Department, Leicester Royal Infirmary.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Brazil
authors.forename: G G
authors.initials: GG
authors.lastname: Bodiwala
authors.forename: D C
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: Bouch
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000889:Anti-Arrhythmia Agents / Q000506:poisoning*; D062787:Drug Overdose; D004562:Electrocardiography; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005424:Flecainide / Q000506:poisoning*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013405:Suicide
chemical_list: D000889:Anti-Arrhythmia Agents; D005424:Flecainide