title: Pilsicainide intoxication presenting as left ventricular dyssynchrony in a patient on hemodialysis.
abstract: We report here a case of pilsicainide intoxication presenting as left ventricular dyssynchrony in a patient who had been treated on hemodialysis. This is the first report that assessed cardiac function during pilsicainide intoxication by left ventriculography and right heart catheterization.
authors.affiliation: Division of Internal Medicine, Houju Memorial Hospital, Nomi, Ishikawa, Japan. kotarooe316@yahoo.co.jp
authors.forename: Kotaro
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Oe
authors.forename: Mitsuru
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nagata
authors.forename: Kiyoo
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Mori
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000889:Anti-Arrhythmia Agents / Q000506:poisoning*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008012:Lidocaine / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000506:poisoning; D008297:Male; D006435:Renal Dialysis; D018487:Ventricular Dysfunction, Left / Q000175:diagnosis*
chemical_list: D000889:Anti-Arrhythmia Agents; D008012:Lidocaine; C042288:pilsicainide