• J Med Toxicol · Jun 2011

    Case Reports

    Cardiotoxic overdose treated with intravenous fat emulsion and high-dose insulin in the setting of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.

    • Samuel J Stellpflug, Sandy J Fritzlar, Jon B Cole, Kristin M Engebretsen, and Joel S Holger.
    • Clinical Toxicology Service and Department of Emergency Medicine, Regions Hospital, 640 Jackson Street, St. Paul, MN 55101, USA. samuel.j.stellpflug@healthpartners.com
    • J Med Toxicol. 2011 Jun 1; 7 (2): 151-3.

    AbstractHigh-dose insulin (HDI) and intravenous fat emulsion (IFE) are used in overdoses, although rarely combined. To our knowledge, IFE therapy has not been reported in overdoses of diltiazem, metoprolol and amiodarone. We report a severe overdose of these drugs treated with HDI and IFE in a patient with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM). We also discuss the potential clinical implications of the inotropic effects of HDI in the setting of HCM and the use and efficacy of IFE in this overdose.

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