Why the study?
Only a few reports are available regarding cardiac ventricular arrhythmia occurring after taking herbal medicines.
Can herbal medicines cause ventricular arrhythmia in patients without a history of heart disease?
Can herbal medicines cause ventricular arrhythmia in patients without a history of heart disease?
Herbal medicines may be a rare cause of ventricular arrhythmias in patients without underlying structural heart disease.
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Herbal medicines may trigger VT even without prior heart disease; extends sparse reports but leaves open causality and incidence.
Medicinal herbs and some derivatives have been used in the treatment of heart disease which is rarely responsible for ventricular arrhythmias and cardiac arrest. Ventricular tachycardia (VT) increases the risk of sudden cardiac death (SCD). However, only a few reports are available about the cardiac ventricular arrhythmia followed by taking herbal medicines. We present two patients (a couple) without a history of heart disease who referred to the hospital with ventricular arrhythmia.
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