{"title":"Electrocardiographic changes in severe quetiapine poisoning.","authors":"Fumiya Inoue, Yuji Okazaki, Toshihisa Ichiba, Takuyo Chiba, Akira Namera","doi":"10.1080/15563650.2024.2436618","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Quetiapine shares sodium channel-blocking properties with tricyclic antidepressants. We present the electrographic findings in two patients with severe quetiapine poisoning.</p><p><strong>Case summaries: </strong>Two patients poisoned with quetiapine presented with impaired consciousness, requiring mechanical ventilation and vasopressor support, with one also experiencing status epilepticus. Their peak serum quetiapine concentrations were 4.52 mg/L and 25.6 mg/L.</p><p><strong>Images: </strong>On admission, electrocardiograms for both patients revealed a tall R wave in lead aVR, deep S wave in lead I, and QRS complex duration of 120 ms. These findings gradually resolved in parallel with the improvement in their symptoms.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Severe quetiapine poisoning may cause electrographic changes. Further studies are needed to determine the utility of these electrocardiogram findings for predicting the severity of quetiapine poisoning.</p>","PeriodicalId":10430,"journal":{"name":"Clinical Toxicology","volume":" ","pages":"1-3"},"PeriodicalIF":3.0000,"publicationDate":"2024-12-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Clinical Toxicology","FirstCategoryId":"3","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1080/15563650.2024.2436618","RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q2","JCRName":"TOXICOLOGY","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
Introduction: Quetiapine shares sodium channel-blocking properties with tricyclic antidepressants. We present the electrographic findings in two patients with severe quetiapine poisoning.
Case summaries: Two patients poisoned with quetiapine presented with impaired consciousness, requiring mechanical ventilation and vasopressor support, with one also experiencing status epilepticus. Their peak serum quetiapine concentrations were 4.52 mg/L and 25.6 mg/L.
Images: On admission, electrocardiograms for both patients revealed a tall R wave in lead aVR, deep S wave in lead I, and QRS complex duration of 120 ms. These findings gradually resolved in parallel with the improvement in their symptoms.
Conclusion: Severe quetiapine poisoning may cause electrographic changes. Further studies are needed to determine the utility of these electrocardiogram findings for predicting the severity of quetiapine poisoning.
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clinical Toxicology publishes peer-reviewed scientific research and clinical advances in clinical toxicology. The journal reflects the professional concerns and best scientific judgment of its sponsors, the American Academy of Clinical Toxicology, the European Association of Poisons Centres and Clinical Toxicologists, the American Association of Poison Control Centers and the Asia Pacific Association of Medical Toxicology and, as such, is the leading international journal in the specialty.
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