Atrial fibrillation due to licorice root syrup
| Autor: | Ibrahim Halil Altiparmak, Musluhittin Emre Erkus, Recep Demirbag, Ozgur Gunebakmaz |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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Male
medicine.medical_specialty lcsh:Internal medicine lcsh:Diseases of the circulatory (Cardiovascular) system Heart.chambers lcsh:Medicine Propafenone Plasma renin activity Electrocardiography chemistry.chemical_compound hypokalemia licorice Internal medicine Glycyrrhiza medicine Humans atrial fibrillation cardiovascular diseases lcsh:RC31-1245 Normal range Aldosterone biology medicine.diagnostic_test Plant Extracts business.industry lcsh:R Atrial fibrillation Middle Aged biology.organism_classification medicine.disease chemistry lcsh:RC666-701 Cardiology cardiovascular system Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine business medicine.drug |
| Zdroj: | Türk Kardiyoloji Derneği Arşivi, Vol 44, Iss 3, Pp 237-239 (2016) |
| ISSN: | 1016-5169 |
| Popis: | While it is known that consumption of licorice may lead to cardiac arrhythmias, there have been no reports of atrial fibrillation resulting from the consumption of licorice root syrup. A 57-year-old male with no prior history of cardiovascular disease was admitted to the emergency department with palpitation. His electrocardiogram showed atrial fibrillation with a moderate to rapid ventricular rate. In laboratory assessment, potassium was 2.0 mmol/L and plasma renin activity and aldosterone level were suppressed ( |
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