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Torsade de pointes due to consumption of Sauropus androgynus as a weight-reducing vegetable
I C Chen1, K C Chang, Y K Hsieh
1Department of Medicine, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, Republic of China.
The American Journal of Cardiology
|November 15, 1996
Abstract:
Sauropus Androgynus, known as cekur manis or sweet shoot, is a popular vegetable in Southeast Asia and is used as a weight-reducing vegetable in Taiwan. Three women who developed torsade de pointes after consuming large amounts of sauropus androgynus are described in this report.