Osken A, Yaylacı S, Aydın E, Kocayigit I, Cakar M A, Tamer A, Gündüz H
Department of Cardiology, Sakarya University Faculty of Medicine, Sakarya, Turkey.
J Cardiovasc Dis Res. 2012 Jul;3(3):245-7. doi: 10.4103/0975-3583.98904.
Mad honey poisoning which is induced by Grayanotoxin (Andromedotoxin), is also known to have adverse effects in the cardiovascular system leading to different clinical entities. This toxin is produced by a member of the Rhododendron genus of plants of two R. Luteum and R. Panticum. In this article, we presented a case of slow ventricular response atrial fibrillation complaints with nausea, vomiting, dizziness and chest pain about an hour after eating honey produced in the Black Sea Region.