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Joseph Burke1,2, Mark C P Haigney3, Morteza Farasat1,2
1Department of Medicine Division of Cardiology Denver Health and Hospital Authority Denver CO USA.
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Many volatile chemicals inhaled for a recreational high have a chemical structure similar to chloroform and may lead to Ikr blockade and subsequent torsades de pointes. This is one potential mechanism of action for huffing-associated sudden death.
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