Management of persistent wide QRS in flecainide overdose with magnesium sulphate.
Magnesium sulphate was added to conventional medical therapy in the treatment of persistent severe hypotension and wide QRS complex tachyarrhythmia in an 18-year-old woman presenting with a 1200 mg flecainide overdose. Blood pressure was restored with associated resolution of the electrocardiogram abnormalities.
Williamson
Diane G
DG
West Suffolk Hospital NHS Trust, Hardwick Lane, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, UK. carterwilliamson@talktalk.net
Sinha
Ayush
A
Frost
Ian
I
Singh
Vinod Kumar
VK
D000293:Adolescent; D000889:Anti-Arrhythmia Agents / Q000506:poisoning*; D062787:Drug Overdose / Q000188:drug therapy; D004562:Electrocardiography; D005260:Female; D005424:Flecainide / Q000506:poisoning*; D006801:Humans; D007022:Hypotension / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000188:drug therapy*; D008278:Magnesium Sulfate / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D013406:Suicide, Attempted; D013610:Tachycardia / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000188:drug therapy*
D000889:Anti-Arrhythmia Agents; D008278:Magnesium Sulfate; D005424:Flecainide