Citation

McGlinchey PG, McNeill AJ. Ulster Med. J. 1998; 67(1): 13-18.

Affiliation

Cardiology Unit, Altnagelvin Hospital Health and Social Services Trust, Londonderry.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1998, Ulster Medical Society)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

9652193

PMCID

PMC2448676

Abstract

Drug overdoses in general are increasing and overdoses of cardiac medications are also increasing; some are associated with a high mortality. Temporary cardiac pacing has a valuable role in cases of hypotension related to dysrhythmia, or when it is necessary to provide overdrive pacing. However, despite technically successful and uncomplicated pacemaker insertion and restoration of cardiac electrical activity, patients developing bradyarrhythmia and hypotension after an overdose are in a high risk group.

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