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Revista médica del Hospital General de México
On-line version ISSN 2524-177XPrint version ISSN 0185-1063
Abstract
AZUARA-ANTONIO, Omar; HERNANDEZ-ROQUE, Nancy A. and RUIZ-CACIQUE, José A.. Thevetia peruviana intoxication and electrocardiographic manifestations: a case series. Rev. med. Hosp. Gen. Méx. [online]. 2022, vol.85, n.1, pp.50-54. Epub May 02, 2022. ISSN 2524-177X. https://doi.org/10.24875/hgmx.21000064.
The use of herbal compounds for weight reduction, such as Thevetia peruviana, has toxic (or cardiotoxic) effects that cause various cardiac arrhythmias or atrioventricular block. Three cases of cardiac arrhythmias after ingestion of Thevetia peruviana and its management with activated charcoal are presented.
Keywords : Thevetia peruviana; Cardioglucósidos; Bloqueo auriculoventriular; Bradicardia; Intoxicación.