Left anterior hemiblock, complete right bundle branch block and sinus tachycardia in maprotiline poisoning

✍ Scribed by L. Fernandez-Quero; M. J. Riesgo; S. Agustí; B. Cidoncha

• Book ID: 104696181
• Publisher: Springer
• Year: 1985
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 260 KB
• Volume: 11
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 1432-1238
• DOI: 10.1007/bf00272410

✦ Synopsis

Maprotiline is a tetracyclic drug with effects similar to those of tricyclic antidepressants. It has been suggested that tetracyclic antidepressants have fewer cardiovascular side-effects. We describe a case with serious alteration of intraventricular conduction after maprotiline overdosage.