Successful treatment of chloral hydrate cardiac toxicity with propranolol.
A case of chloral hydrate overdose causing resistant ventricular arrhythmias is presented. Our case and other case reports suggest that chloral hydrate-induced arrhythmias are resistant to standard antiarrhythmic agents and that intravenous beta blockers should be the firstline treatment for these arrhythmias.
Zahedi
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Department of Medicine, The Toronto Hospital, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
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Wong
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D000328:Adult; D000889:Anti-Arrhythmia Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002697:Chloral Hydrate / Q000506:poisoning*; D006801:Humans; D006993:Hypnotics and Sedatives / Q000506:poisoning*; D008297:Male; D011433:Propranolol / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D017180:Tachycardia, Ventricular / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000188:drug therapy*
D000889:Anti-Arrhythmia Agents; D006993:Hypnotics and Sedatives; D002697:Chloral Hydrate; D011433:Propranolol