title: Transient complete atrioventricular block associated with curcumin intake.
abstract: Curcumin is a polyphenol responsible for the yellow color of turmeric, a curry spice. A large body of evidence showed that curcumin possessed a variety of beneficial activities. We report a case of transient complete atrioventricular block in a 38-year-old man, after intake of curcumin containing pills for on 1 month. Since all other possible causes of conduction disturbance were excluded and causal relation was achieved by re-intake of the same amount of turmeric containing pills, side-effect of the curcumin containing pills was identified as the most likely diagnosis. After cessation of the pills, no further conduction disturbances and associated symptoms were noticed for the ensuing 6 months since discharge.
authors.forename: Se-Whan
authors.initials: SW
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Seong-Su
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Nah
authors.forename: Jin-Soo
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Byon
authors.forename: Hee Ja
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Ko
authors.forename: Sang-Ho
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: Seung-Jin
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Won-Yong
authors.initials: WY
authors.lastname: Shin
authors.forename: Dong-Kyu
authors.initials: DK
authors.lastname: Jin
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D054537:Atrioventricular Block / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology; D003474:Curcumin / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D055670:Medicine, Korean Traditional; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D003474:Curcumin