CXCVII.—The constitution of aconitine

Aconitine-induced cardiac arrhythmia.

Renewed interest in the pharmacological action of aconitine has followed the work of Sherf (1947), Prinzmetal et al. (1950 and 1951), and Brown and Acheson (1952). Its use in experimental medicine produces stimulus formation in the dog's heart with auricular tachycardia and in certain circumstances ventricular tachycardia and fibrillation: it has become a useful tool in the hands of the researc...

Spectrum of cardiac manifestations from aconitine poisoning

Swetha P. Karturi, MD, Hjalti Gudmundsson, MD, Masood Akhtar, MD, Arshad Jahangir, MD, Indrajit Choudhuri, MD From the Gundersen-Lutheran Health, La Crosse, Wisconsin, Aurora Cardiovascular Services, Aurora Sinai/Aurora St. Luke’s Medical Centers, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and Center for Integrative Research on Cardiovascular Aging (CIRC...

Stability of Aconitine in Alcoholic Extracts

Reversible intraventricular conduction defect in aconitine poisoning.

Chinese medicine plays an important role in providing medical care for people in countries with large Chinese communities, including Hong Kong. The aconite herb is one of the commonly-prescribed ingredients for various clinical problems. However, due to its narrow therapeutic index, toxicities are not uncommonly encountered, including life-threatening cardiac arrhythmias like ventricular arrhyt...

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