[Cardiac arrest caused by an ecstasy intoxication]

Anasthesiol Intensivmed Notfallmed Schmerzther. 2005 Dec;40(12):762-5. doi: 10.1055/s-2005-870500.
[Article in German]

Abstract

We report about a 19 years old man, suffering from an cardiac arrest (ventricular fibrillation) caused by an ecstasy intoxication. A supraventricular tachycardia was recorded on day three after resuscitation. No pathological findings were demonstrated by coronary angiography. An slow- fast- av -nodal- reentry- tachycardia (AVNRT) was detected and successfully treated by electrical ablation of the slow pathway during electrophysiological mapping. No severe neurological deficits were found in discharge from hospital.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
  • Coronary Angiography
  • Electrocardiography
  • Electrophysiology
  • Emergency Medical Services
  • Hallucinogens / poisoning*
  • Heart Arrest / chemically induced*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • N-Methyl-3,4-methylenedioxyamphetamine / poisoning*
  • Tachycardia, Sinoatrial Nodal Reentry / physiopathology
  • Ventricular Fibrillation / chemically induced

Substances

  • Hallucinogens
  • N-Methyl-3,4-methylenedioxyamphetamine