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Use of glucagon for acute intravenous diltiazem toxicity
1Mount Sinai Medical Center, Division of Cardiology, Miami Beach, Florida 33140, USA.
The American Journal of Cardiology
|June 1, 1997
Abstract:
Intravenous diltiazem has become a preferred medication for treating supraventricular tachyarrhythmias in hospitalized patients. We present a case of inadvertent acute overdosage, its clinical effects, and successful treatment using intravenous glucagon.