Under-the-counter acquired acute coronary syndrome: Methaemoglobinaemia

Lars Mommers; Thijs S. R. Delnoij; Ulrich Strauch

doi:10.1177/2048872615579394

Under-the-counter acquired acute coronary syndrome: Methaemoglobinaemia

Lars Mommers^*
, Thijs S. R. Delnoij
, Ulrich Strauch

^*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

A 73-year-old male suffers a type-2 inferior myocardial infarction and is found unconscious, hypotensive and centrally cyanotic. His arterial blood gas analysis shows a chocolate-brown discoloration, with pO2 45.1 kPa, HbO2 48.9%, MetHb 51%, BE -9 and a lactate of 3.7 mmol/l. Administration of 200 mg of methylene blue intravenously, normalizes the patient's abnormalities. His life-threatening acquired methaemoglobinaemia appears secondary to under-the-counter viagra.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	549-550
Number of pages	2
Journal	European Heart Journal: Acute Cardiovascular Care
Volume	5
Issue number	8
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/2048872615579394
Publication status	Published - Dec 2016

Keywords

Methaemoglobinaemia
acute coronary syndrome
under-the-counter medication
viagra

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