[Toxic effect of carbon tetrachloride on the myocardium. I. Clinical aspects]

Case histories of twelve patients treated for carbon tetrachloride poisoning at the Toxicological Clinic, Institute of Internal Medicine, Medical Academy of Cracow, during 1971-1975, ware analysed retrospectively. All patients were found to have developed some liver damage, two of them exhibiting acute renal failure, another two--impaired central nervous system. Nine of the patients developed changes indicative of adverse effects of carbon tetrachloride upon the cardiac muscle.