Heart Attack in the Course of Lithium Overdose
IRANIAN RED CRESCENT MEDICAL JOURNAL, cilt.18, sa.7, 2016 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 18 Sayı: 7
- Basım Tarihi: 2016
- Doi Numarası: 10.5812/ircmj.21731
- Dergi Adı: IRANIAN RED CRESCENT MEDICAL JOURNAL
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
- Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır
Özet
Introduction: Lithium overdose can be associated with cardiac toxicity, especially in those with underlying heart disease. Toxic levels of serum lithium are associated with cardiotoxic effects ranging from simple ECG disorders to dysrhythmias, cardiomyopathy and even acute myocardial infarction (AMI). This report describes a patient with AMI accompanied by high blood levels of lithium.