High-degree atrioventricular block in acute ethanol poisoning: a case report
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- 1 January 2009
- journal article
- Published by Springer Nature in Cases Journal
- Vol. 2 (1) , 8559
Abstract
Acute ethanol ingestion can prolong the PR interval, but searching Medline, we have found only one report of Wenckebach-type atrioventricular block in ethanol poisoning. We present a high-degree atrioventricular block in an ethanol-poisoned patient.Keywords
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