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(Circulation. 1956;14:33.)
© 1956 American Heart Association, Inc.

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Emetine Toxicity with Electrocardiographic Abnormalities

LESLIE J. CERA M.D., M.SC., F.R.C.P.(C)¹

¹ From the Deer Lodge Veterans' Hospital, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.

Seven case histories are presented illustrating various aspects of the noxious effects of emetine on the heart. T-wave changes, S-T segment deviations, and partial heart block are demonstrated. A case of frank myocardial infarction in a young man occurring during the administration of emetine is described. Finally, both persistence and lability of emetine-induced changes are illustrated.