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Successful treatment of flecainide overdose with sustained mechanical circulatory support

Year: 2015

Type: article

Abstract: Ms. A is a 33-year-old woman with a history of depression and polysubstance use disorder who presented to our hospital after transfer from another facility’s emergency department after an intentional flecainide overdose. Her spouse heard a “thud” at approximately 5 AM on the day of admission. He found her unconscious after she had ingested 12 tablets of 150-mg flecainide originally prescribed to him. She was taken to another facility, where she was found to be in a wide complex rhythm with a heart rate of 63 (Figure 1) and blood pressure of 69/29.

Source: HeartRhythm Case Reports

DOI: 10.1016/j.hrcr.2015.01.003

Authors: Anant Mandawat, Stephen A. McCullough, Lauren G. Gilstrap, Robert W. Yeh

Institutions: Harvard University, Massachusetts General Hospital, Brigham and Women's Hospital

Language: English

Topic: Poisoning and overdose treatments

Subfield: Emergency Medicine

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $1,100