Case Report of Ivabradine Intoxication

• Published in: Journal of analytical toxicology Vol. 38; no. 4; pp. 231 - 232
• Main Authors: Mathiaux, François, Dulaurent, Sylvain, Julia, Frédéric, Gaulier, Jean-Michel
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Oxford University Press 01.05.2014
• Subjects: Anti-Arrhythmia Agents - administration & dosage; Anti-Arrhythmia Agents - blood; Anti-Arrhythmia Agents - toxicity; Benzazepines - administration & dosage; Benzazepines - blood; Benzazepines - toxicity; Bradycardia - blood; Bradycardia - chemically induced; Drug Overdose; Humans; Hypotension - blood; Hypotension - chemically induced; Male; Middle Aged; Severity of Illness Index; Spectrometry, Mass, Electrospray Ionization

Ivabradine is a drug used for the treatment of angina and chronic heart failure in cases of intolerance or insufficiency of response to beta-blocker treatment. A 47-year-old man was admitted to the emergency department of the hospital for a voluntary intoxication with 280 mg of ivabradine: he presen...