Polskie Archiwum Medycyny Wewnętrznej
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Pol. Arch. Med. Wewn. · Jun 2001
Case Reports[Deep hypotension with transient oliguria and severe heart failure in course of acute intentional poisoning with amlodipine].
A case of acute poisoning with amlodipine with deep hypotension, transient oliguria and clinical signs of acute heart failure was described. A woman of 23 years swallowed intentionally 60 tablets of amlodipine (600 mg). After eleven hours of ingestion she was admitted to Warsaw Poison Control Centre. ⋯ The patient's condition slowly improve after third and forth day of hospitalization. The systolic blood pressure rose, heart work was really better and on sixth day--the stabilization of diastolic blood pressure was definitely achieved. The patient was discharge in good condition with heart ejection fraction of 65% measured echocardiographically.