TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2009//
TI  - Digitalis must be banished from the table: a rare case of acute accidental Digitalis intoxication of a whole family
JO  - Journal of cardiovascular medicine (LWW)
A1  - Maffè, Stefano
A1  - Cucchi, Lorenzo
A1  - Zenone, Franco
A1  - Bertoncelli, Cristina
A1  - Beldì, Federico
A1  - Colombo, Maria Laura
A1  - Bielli, Massimo
A1  - Paino, Anna Maria
A1  - Parravicini, Umberto
A1  - Paffoni, Paola
A1  - Dellavesa, Pierfranco
A1  - Perucca, Antonello
A1  - Pardo, Nicolo Franchetti
A1  - Signorotti, Fabiana
A1  - Didino, Claudio
A1  - Zanetta, Marco
SP  - 727
EP  - 732
VL  - 10
IS  - 9
N2  - Advanced Digitalis intoxication is a rare event, mainly associated with overdose in patients with Digitalis therapy. We report an unusual case of acute 'familiar' digitalis poisoning in three patients who had eaten potato dumplings flavoured with leaves of Borago officinalis L. unconsciously mixed with leaves of Digitalis purpurea L. A complicated clinical course with marked bradyarrhythmias was presented, with good evolution thanks to the use of digoxin-specific antibody Fab fragments. The theme of the domestic use of plants with medicinal effects has been treated and discussed.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1558-2027
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.2459/JCM.0b013e32832c2314
ID  - ref1
ER  -