Massive digoxin ingestion. Report of a case and review of currently available therapies.
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Recent reports of treatment of massive digoxin overdosage have emphasized the success of medical therapy. This report describes a fatal outcome to this problem despite aggressive medical management, including pervenous cardiac pacing and draws attention to deficiencies in current treatment of a serious problem.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- British heart journal
دوره 39 6 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1977