Prolonged ventricular asystole: a rare adverse effect of hydrocodone use

Prolonged ventricular asystole is a rare vagal reaction caused by hydrocodone use. Sinus bradycardia is a characteristic presentation of the vasovagal response; examples of other presentations include arrest or atrioventricular block. Physicians need to be aware of ventricular asystole due to vagall...

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Published in:	The American journal of case reports Vol. 15; p. 450
Main Authors:	Sudhakaran, Sivakumar, Surani, Saherish S, Surani, Salim R
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States 21.10.2014
Subjects:	Analgesics, Opioid - adverse effects Analgesics, Opioid - therapeutic use Electrocardiography Female Heart Arrest - chemically induced Heart Arrest - diagnosis Heart Ventricles - drug effects Heart Ventricles - physiopathology Humans Hydrocodone - adverse effects Hydrocodone - therapeutic use Middle Aged Syncope, Vasovagal - chemically induced Syncope, Vasovagal - diagnosis Syncope, Vasovagal - physiopathology
ISSN:	1941-5923, 1941-5923
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