Key result
Chronic propofol abuse in a 26-year-old man resulted in a fatal cardiac event characterized by a Brugada-like EKG pattern, profound hypotension, and ventricular fibrillation.
Population
1 26-year-old Caucasian man, physician trainee in anesthesiology, with chronic propofol abuse
Design
Case_report
Authors
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Alerts clinicians to Brugada-like ECG in propofol abuse; leaves open causal mechanisms and prevalence in recreational use.
Case Report (n=1)
Recreational propofol abuse can induce a Brugada-like EKG pattern and sudden cardiac death associated with myocardial apoptosis and TNF-alpha expression.
Riezzo et al. (2009) conducted a case report in Propofol abuse (n=1). Propofol abuse was evaluated on Death. Chronic propofol abuse in a 26-year-old man resulted in a fatal cardiac event characterized by a Brugada-like EKG pattern, profound hypotension, and ventricular fibrillation.