Vyas Himeshkumar, Johnson Katya, Houlihan Robert, Bauer Brent A, Ackerman Michael J
Department of Pediatrics/Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, MN 55905, USA.
J Altern Complement Med. 2006 Dec;12(10):1011-4. doi: 10.1089/acm.2006.12.1011.
The use of complementary medication is on the rise worldwide. More often than not, the treating physicians are unaware of this and also unfamiliar with the potential benefit or toxicity of the agents. Here, we present the case of a 39-year-old woman who presented with new onset of syncope as a result of acquired long QT syndrome secondary to taking a cesium chloride supplement. A brief discussion of the pathophysiology of this agent follows the case presentation.
在全球范围内，补充药物的使用正在增加。通常情况下，治疗医生对此并不知晓，也不熟悉这些药物的潜在益处或毒性。在此，我们报告一例39岁女性病例，该患者因服用氯化铯补充剂继发获得性长QT综合征而出现新发晕厥。病例报告之后，将对该药物的病理生理学进行简要讨论。
