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
Review
. 1993 Dec;46(12):837-9.

[A suicide attempt with oral verapamil: a case report]

[Article in Spanish]
V M Rodríguez Blanco  1 , M L Rodríguez Suárez, I Möller Bustinza, E Castellanos Martínez, V Puebla Rojo, V Barriales Alvarez, A Cortina Llosa
Affiliations
  • PMID: 8134697
Review

[A suicide attempt with oral verapamil: a case report]

[Article in Spanish]
V M Rodríguez Blanco et al. Rev Esp Cardiol. 1993 Dec.

Abstract

We report a case of a 29-years-old patient who tried to commit suicide by taking a high dose of verapamil (22 pills containing 240 mg, each, equivalent to 5.28 g). Ten hours after the ingestion he presented a complete atrioventricular heart block which was resolved with medical treatment presenting a normal ECG 36 hours later. To our knowledge this is the only published case of intoxication caused by such a high dose of verapamil.

PubMed Disclaimer

Comment in