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Am J Emerg Med
; 29(3): 354.e5-6, 2011 Mar.
Artigo
em Inglês
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-20825910
RESUMO
Taxine, a yew tree toxin, is highly cardiotoxic. We report the case of a patient who developed severe cardiac failure and ventricular fibrillation after consuming yew leaves and who made a full recovery after extracorporeal life support. Yew poisoning can be added to the list of potential indications of extracorporeal life support for refractory toxic cardiogenic shock.