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1Division of Emergency Medicine, University of California, Davis Medical Center, Sacramento, USA.
Emergency Medicine Clinics of North America
|November 1, 1995
Abstract:
This article describes the cardiovascular effects and treatment of patients who have used cardiotoxic drugs. The discussion includes cocaine, methamphetamine, cyclic antidepressants, calcium channel blockers, beta-blockers, and digoxin. The authors review treatment controversies and emphasize the acute aspects of toxicity commonly seen in the emergency department.