TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2022//
TI  - Acute myocardial necrosis caused by aconitine poisoning: a case report
JO  - World journal of clinical cases
A1  - Liao, Yu-Ping
A1  - Shen, Li-Han
A1  - Cai, Li-Hua
A1  - Chen, Jie
A1  - Shao, Han-Quan
SP  - 12416
EP  - 12421
VL  - 10
IS  - 33
N2  - BACKGROUND: Herbal medicine has a long history of use in the prevention and treatment of disease and is becoming increasingly popular globally. However, there are also widespread concerns about its safety. Among them, the cardiotoxicity of aconitine has been described. CASE SUMMARY: We report a case of a 61-year-old male with aconitine poisoning presenting with malignant arrhythmia and severe cardiogenic shock, which was successfully managed with aggressive advanced life support and heart transplantation. <br><br>CONCLUSION: This is the first case wherein in vivo cardiac pathology was obtained, confirming that aconitine caused acute myocardial necrosis.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 2307-8960
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.12998/wjcc.v10.i33.12416
ID  - ref1
ER  -