TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1992//
TI  - [A cardiac lesion secondary to paraquat]
JO  - Arquivos Brasileiros de Cardiologia
A1  - Póvoa, R.
A1  - Maciel, F. M.
A1  - Orlando, J. M.
A1  - Póvoa, E. F.
A1  - Honsi, E.
A1  - Kasinski, N.
A1  - Ferreira, C.
A1  - Szynkier, R.
SP  - 95
EP  - 98
VL  - 59
IS  - 2
N2  - PURPOSE: To evaluate cardiac alterations secondary to exogenous intoxication by paraquat.  METHODS: We performed analysis of clinical and laboratory data of 25 patients with acute paraquat poisoning admitted in our ICU from November 1983 to January 1991.  RESULTS: There were purposeful overdoses in 24 cases (96%). The mortality rate was 56%. The lung involvement was 96%, renal was 92%, gastrointestinal tract was 72%, hepatic was 56%, and cardiac involvement was 40%.  CONCLUSION: Cardiac involvement due to paraquat is frequent (40%). The clinical picture of this involvement has a wide spectrum, ranging from minimal changes in the ECG to acute and extensive myocardial necrosis.<p /> <p>Language: pt</p>
LA  - pt
SN  - 0066-782X
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -