title: Reversible intraventricular conduction defect in aconitine poisoning.
abstract: Chinese medicine plays an important role in providing medical care for people in countries with large Chinese communities, including Hong Kong. The aconite herb is one of the commonly-prescribed ingredients for various clinical problems. However, due to its narrow therapeutic index, toxicities are not uncommonly encountered, including life-threatening cardiac arrhythmias like ventricular arrhythmias. We report a 57-year-old woman with reversible intraventricular conduction defect attributed to the use of processed Fuzi.
authors.affiliation: Hong Kong Poison Information Centre, United Christian Hospital, 130 Hip Wo Street, Kwun Tong, Hong Kong. anfernee_yim@hotmail.com
authors.forename: K M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Yim
authors.forename: M L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Tse
authors.forename: F L
authors.initials: FL
authors.lastname: Lau
mesh_terms: D000157:Aconitine / Q000506:poisoning*; D001145:Arrhythmias, Cardiac / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D002037:Bundle-Branch Block; D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal / Q000506:poisoning; D004562:Electrocardiography / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D006723:Hong Kong; D006801:Humans; D008518:Medicine, East Asian Traditional; D008875:Middle Aged; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal; D000157:Aconitine