A liquid chromatographic tandem mass spectrometric method for the identification and
quantification of 18 cardiovascular drugs was developed in order to evaluate two cases of …

This report describes a possible suicide by overdosage with diltiazem. The deceased, a 39-
year-old male who had been under treatment for an unidentified heart condition, was …

Background. Therapeutic errors involving calcium channel antagonists (CCA) resulting in
death rarely have been reported in detail. We report a fatality from an unintentional overdose …

A 60-year-old man presented to an emergency department 2 h after the ingestion of 8 g of
diltiazem (about 40 slow-release capsules, 200 mg/each) in a suicide attempt. The subject …

An elderly woman, distraught over the recent death of her husband, was found dead of an
apparent suicide. Qualitative screening detected only the presence of diltiazem, an …

Diltiazem, a calcium channel blocker, is now commonly used in the treatment of various
cardiovascular diseases, such as hypertension, ischaemic heart disease, and …

The authors report three cases of diltiazem overdose with hypotension and atrio-ventricular
conduction disturbances. Hemodynamic study in 2 cases showed a hyperkinetic state with a …

Introduction Amlodipine is a dihydropyridine calcium channel blocker used in the treatment
of hypertension and angina pectoris. Toxic effects reported from amlodipine include …

A fatal overdose of amlodipine, a calcium channel blocker, in a 50-year-old man is
described. Biological samples obtained at autopsy were screened for common drugs and …

We present here a fatal poisoning case involving verapamil, metoprolol and digoxin. A 39-
year-old male was found dead in his room, and a lot of empty packets of prescribed drugs …