Stone heart syndrome: A curious case of digoxin toxicity and calcium infusion.

Guleid HusseinPeter KrastevArvin Junn P MallariMohamad El LabbanSumeet YadavMohamed HassanMohamed WarsameGreta ZoeschJohn TrnkaNikhil VojjalaShika M JainSalim R SuraniSyed Anjum Khan

Published in: Clinical case reports (2024)

Stone heart syndrome has a complex interaction with digoxin toxicity, where, theoretically, the administration of intravenous calcium can worsen a patient's condition. Research on this subject is conflicting, so it is imperative to approach it cautiously.

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case report
heart failure
oxidative stress
atrial fibrillation
high dose
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