title: ECG manifestations: the poisoned patient.
abstract: Despite that drugs have widely varying indications for therapeutic use, many unrelated drugs share a common cardiac pharmacologic effect if taken in overdose. The purpose of this article is to group together agents that cause similar electrocardiographic effects,review their pharmacologic actions, and discuss the electrocardiographic findings reported in the medical literature.
authors.affiliation: Division of Medical Toxicology, Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Virginia, P.O. Box 800774, Charlottesville, VA 22908-0774, USA. ch2xf@virginia.edu
authors.forename: Christopher P
authors.initials: CP
authors.lastname: Holstege
authors.forename: David L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Eldridge
authors.forename: Adam K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Rowden
mesh_terms: D004347:Drug Interactions; D004562:Electrocardiography; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital; D006321:Heart / Q000187:drug effects*; D006801:Humans; D011041:Poisoning / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D026902:Potassium Channel Blockers / Q000494:pharmacology*; D026941:Sodium Channel Blockers / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: D026902:Potassium Channel Blockers; D026941:Sodium Channel Blockers