Skip to main page content
U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Dot gov

The .gov means it’s official.
Federal government websites often end in .gov or .mil. Before sharing sensitive information, make sure you’re on a federal government site.

Https

The site is secure.
The https:// ensures that you are connecting to the official website and that any information you provide is encrypted and transmitted securely.

Access keys NCBI Homepage MyNCBI Homepage Main Content Main Navigation
Case Reports
. 2017 Dec 27;4(3):89-91.
doi: 10.1016/j.hrcr.2017.09.005. eCollection 2018 Mar.

Brugada-type electrocardiogram changes associated with nitroprusside toxicity

Jonathan T Jaffe  1 , Lee-Gardie Jean  1 , Richard J Murray  1
Affiliations
Case Reports

Brugada-type electrocardiogram changes associated with nitroprusside toxicity

Jonathan T Jaffe et al. HeartRhythm Case Rep. .
No abstract available

Keywords: Brugada; Cyanide; Methemoglobin; Nitroprusside; Tachyphylaxis; Toxicology.

PubMed Disclaimer

Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
Sinus tachycardia seen in electrocardiogram (ECG) on intensive care unit day 2 with type 1 Brugada pattern (pseudo–right bundle branch block with persistent ST-segment elevation in leads V1 and V2) seen on ECG on the following day.
See this image and copyright information in PMC

References

    1. Marino P.L., Sutin K.M. 4th edition. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; Philadelphia, PA: 2014. The ICU book.
    1. Hottinger D.G., Beebe D.S., Kozhimannil T., Prielipp R.C., Belani K.G. Sodium nitroprusside in 2014: a clinical concepts review. J Anaesthesiol Clin Pharmacol. 2014;30:462–471. - PMC - PubMed
    1. Sipe E.K., Trienski T.L., Porter J.M. Cyanide toxicity in the surgical intensive care unit: a case report. Am Surg. 2001;67:684–686. - PubMed
    1. Udeh C.I., Ting M., Arango M., Mick S. Delayed presentation of nitroprusside-induced cyanide toxicity. Ann Thorac Surg. 2015;99:1432–1434. - PubMed
    1. Postema P.G., Wolpert C., Amin A.S., Probst V., Borggrefe M., Roden D.M., Priori S.G., Tan H.L., Hiraoka M., Brugada J., Wilde A.A.M. Drugs and Brugada syndrome patients: review of the literature, recommendations, and an up-to-date website (www.brugadadrugs.org) Heart Rhythm. 2009;6:1335–1341. - PMC - PubMed

Publication types

LinkOut - more resources