title: Acute Atrial Fibrillation as an Unusual Form of Cardiotoxicity in Chronic Lithium Overdose.
abstract: Lithium overdose primarily results in neurologic toxicity; however a number of important cardiac side effects have previously been reported, including nonspecific T-wave changes, ST-segment changes, QTc prolongation, sinus node dysfunction, atrioventricular blocks and ventricular dysrhythmias. Atrial fibrillation due to such toxicity is very uncommon. The current paper describes a patient who developed acute atrial fibrillation due to chronic lithium overdose.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Kosuyolu Kartal Heart Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Macit
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kalcik Md
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Kosuyolu Kartal Heart Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Mustafa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ozan Gursoy Md
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Kosuyolu Kartal Heart Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Nursen
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Keles Md
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Kosuyolu Kartal Heart Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Mahmut
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yesin Md
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Kosuyolu Kartal Heart Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Lutfi
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Ocal Md
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Kosuyolu Kartal Heart Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Hayati
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Eren Md
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Kosuyolu Kartal Heart Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey; Department of Cardiology, Kars Kafkas University, Faculty of Medicine, Kars, Turkey.
authors.forename: Mehmet
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Özkan Md
keywords: Acute Atrial Fibrillation; Cardiotoxicity; Lithium Intoxication