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Case Reports
. 1991;17(7):430-1.
doi: 10.1007/BF01720684.

Amrinone for refractory cardiogenic shock following chloroquine poisoning

P Hantson  1 , J L Ronveau, B De Coninck, J L Horn, P Mahieu, A Hassoun
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Amrinone for refractory cardiogenic shock following chloroquine poisoning

P Hantson et al. Intensive Care Med. 1991.

Abstract

Cardiac arrhythmias and circulatory collapse account for the high mortality reported after severe chloroquine poisoning. We have recently observed a 17-year-old man who ingested an 8 g chloroquine overdose. Cardiac arrest occurred within 1 h. Cardiogenic shock was refractory to epinephrine, dopamine and molar sodium lactate. Amrinone, a bipyridine analog, was then successfully used to improve haemodynamic conditions.

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