Kickstart My Heart: Treating Cardiotoxicity in Medication Overdoses

Concurrent Session Moderator(s)

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  Christopher Barnett, MD, MPH,

  Professor of Medicine
  University of California San Francisco
  San Francisco, California

  Disclosure(s): Acceleron: Clinical Trial Investigator (Ongoing); United Therapeutics: Clinical Trial Investigator (Terminated)

Ingestion remains a common cause of morbidity and mortality. Cardiovascular drugs, antidepressants, and antipsychotics are among the most common medication classes that cause toxicities in adult patients. This session is intended as a primer on the types of medication ingestion that can lead to cardiac toxicity as well as the pharmacology associated with each. Some of the ingestion situations that will be discussed have high mortality rates if not identified and treated efficiently and effectively. This session will offer important clinical information, recommendations, and clinical controversies related to safety and efficacy of therapies for patients with refractory symptoms.

Presentations:

• So Many Toxicologic Ingestions, so Little Time: Racing Against the Clock in Overdose Diagnosis and Treatment
  

  Concurrent Session Faculty: Janice l. Zimmerman, MD, MACP, FRCP – n/a
• Add Salt, Hold the Sugar! High-Dose Insulin and Sodium Solutions for Management of a Cardiotoxic Overdose
  

  Concurrent Session Faculty: Sven Normann, PharmD, DABAT (he/him/his) – Orlando Health - Orlando Regional Medical Center
• Help! I've Tried Everything! Management of Refractory Cardiac Medication Overdoses
  

  Concurrent Session Faculty: Peta Alexander, MBBS, FRACP – Boston Children's Hospital