Myocardial injury after phenylpropanolamine ingestion.
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Myocardial injury after phenylpropanolamine ingestion.
Three patients developed clinical evidence of myocardial injury after acute ingestion of phenylpropanolamine, a sympathomimetic amine found in a large number of decongestant and appetite suppressant formulations. Increases in the serum creatine kinase and MB isoenzyme levels, ventricular arrhythmias, and electrocardiographic repolarisation abnormalities were seen. Excessive catecholamine stimul...
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عنوان ژورنال: Heart
سال: 1982
ISSN: 1355-6037
DOI: 10.1136/hrt.47.1.51