An unusual case of AV block

Carla Paolini; Giacomo Mugnai; Mirko Zanatta; Cosimo Perrone; Patrizia Dovigo; Vito Cianci; Claudio Bilato

doi:10.1016/j.jelectrocard.2020.01.002

An unusual case of AV block

J Electrocardiol. 2020 Mar-Apr:59:17-19. doi: 10.1016/j.jelectrocard.2020.01.002. Epub 2020 Jan 7.

Authors

Carla Paolini¹, Giacomo Mugnai¹, Mirko Zanatta², Cosimo Perrone¹, Patrizia Dovigo¹, Vito Cianci², Claudio Bilato³

Affiliations

¹ Division of Cardiology, West Vicenza General Hospitals, Vicenza, Italy.
² Emergency Department, West Vicenza General Hospitals, Vicenza, Italy.
³ Division of Cardiology, West Vicenza General Hospitals, Vicenza, Italy. Electronic address: claudio.bilato@aulss8.veneto.it.

PMID: 31931467
DOI: 10.1016/j.jelectrocard.2020.01.002

Abstract

Nerium oleander is an evergreen small tree, very used in some countries such as India and in Sri Lanka as a self-medication method. We report a case of a 55 year-old man with intermittent, advanced AV block secondary to oleander intoxication.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Atrioventricular Block* / chemically induced
Atrioventricular Block* / diagnosis
Electrocardiography
Humans
India
Male
Middle Aged
Nerium*
Self Medication