title: [Myocardial damage and paroxysmal ventricular tachycardia in a dog after Albuterol intoxication].
abstract: Intoxication with the beta2-agonist Albuterol may lead to immediate signs of beta-adrenergic stimulation like excitation, tachypnea and tachycardia. Furthermore, it typically causes severe hypokalemia, which then leads to muscle weakness and which predisposes to ventricular arrhythmias. We describe a dog where albuterol intoxication caused runs of fast paroxysmal ventricular tachycardia that persisted after normalization of the hypokalemia. Based on a markedly elevated serum troponin I level acute myocardial damage was identified as cause of the tachyarrhythmia. Repeated Troponin I measurements and Holter-ECGs were the means to document complete cure.
authors: Abteilung für Kardiologie, Universität Zürich.
authors: J
authors: J
authors: Matos
authors: S
authors: S
authors: Jenni
authors: N
authors: N
authors: Fischer
authors: H
authors: H
authors: Bienz
authors: T
authors: T
authors: Glaus
mesh_terms: D000420:Albuterol / Q000506:poisoning*; D000818:Animals; D009202:Cardiomyopathies / Q000097:blood / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000473:pathology; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000097:blood / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000473:pathology; D004285:Dogs; D004562:Electrocardiography / Q000662:veterinary; D005260:Female; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000473:pathology; D009206:Myocardium / Q000473:pathology; D017180:Tachycardia, Ventricular / Q000097:blood / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000473:pathology; D019210:Troponin I / Q000097:blood
chemical_list: D019210:Troponin I; D000420:Albuterol