Catecholamine-induced cardiomyopathy resulting from life-threatening funnel-web spider envenoming

Med J Aust. 2015 Oct 5;203(7):302-4. doi: 10.5694/mja15.00279.

Authors

Geoffrey K Isbister¹, Kate V Sellors², Ursula Beckmann³, Angela L Chiew², Michael A Downes³, Ingrid Berling⁴

Affiliations

¹ University of Newcastle, Newcastle, NSW [email protected].
² Prince of Wales Hospital, Sydney, NSW.
³ Calvary Mater Newcastle, Newcastle, NSW.
⁴ University of Newcastle, Newcastle, NSW.

PMID: 26424069
DOI: 10.5694/mja15.00279

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Adult
Animals
Antivenins / administration & dosage
Cardiomyopathies / drug therapy
Cardiomyopathies / etiology*
Catecholamines / metabolism*
Female
Humans
Male
Spider Bites / metabolism*
Spiders*

Substances

Antivenins
Catecholamines