Complete Heart Block in a Patient Taking Trachyspermum ammi and Zingiber officinale

Herbal products are one of the most popular medications in the world. Nevertheless, herbal medications are not always safe and several cases of side effects have been reported. A 34 years old man was referred to Tehran heart center (THC) for implantation of permanent pacemaker (PPM). Recently, he ha...

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Main Authors: Hesamoddin Hosseinjani, Saeed Sadeghian, Azita Hajhossein Talasaz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Research Center for Rational Use of Drugs (RCRUD) 2018-02-01
Series:Journal of Pharmaceutical Care
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Online Access:https://jpc.tums.ac.ir/index.php/jpc/article/view/130
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Saeed Sadeghian
Azita Hajhossein Talasaz
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description Herbal products are one of the most popular medications in the world. Nevertheless, herbal medications are not always safe and several cases of side effects have been reported. A 34 years old man was referred to Tehran heart center (THC) for implantation of permanent pacemaker (PPM). Recently, he had experienced several episodes of presyncope and according to the diagnosis of Complete Heart Block (CHB) with accelerated junctional rhythm, a temporary pacemaker (TPM) was implanted for him in another medical center. He had rheumatoid arthritis, type 2 diabetes mellitus and fatty liver in his past medical history. In his drug history, the patient took only herbal medications for the treatment of his ailments among them daily use of Trachyspermum ammi and Zingiber officinale (ginger) products were the main causes of this adverse effect.
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spelling doaj.art-d66017b40e524467822d45914206155a2022-12-22T02:40:07ZengResearch Center for Rational Use of Drugs (RCRUD)Journal of Pharmaceutical Care2322-46302322-45092018-02-0143-4107Complete Heart Block in a Patient Taking Trachyspermum ammi and Zingiber officinaleHesamoddin Hosseinjani0Saeed Sadeghian1Azita Hajhossein Talasaz2Fellowship of Critical Care in Pharmacotherapy, Department of Clinical Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IranAssociate Professor, Tehran Heart Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.Associate Professor, Department of Clinical Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Tehran Heart Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.Herbal products are one of the most popular medications in the world. Nevertheless, herbal medications are not always safe and several cases of side effects have been reported. A 34 years old man was referred to Tehran heart center (THC) for implantation of permanent pacemaker (PPM). Recently, he had experienced several episodes of presyncope and according to the diagnosis of Complete Heart Block (CHB) with accelerated junctional rhythm, a temporary pacemaker (TPM) was implanted for him in another medical center. He had rheumatoid arthritis, type 2 diabetes mellitus and fatty liver in his past medical history. In his drug history, the patient took only herbal medications for the treatment of his ailments among them daily use of Trachyspermum ammi and Zingiber officinale (ginger) products were the main causes of this adverse effect.https://jpc.tums.ac.ir/index.php/jpc/article/view/130Heart BlockTrachyspermum ammiZingiber officinale
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Complete Heart Block in a Patient Taking Trachyspermum ammi and Zingiber officinale
Journal of Pharmaceutical Care
Heart Block
Trachyspermum ammi
Zingiber officinale
title Complete Heart Block in a Patient Taking Trachyspermum ammi and Zingiber officinale
title_full Complete Heart Block in a Patient Taking Trachyspermum ammi and Zingiber officinale
title_fullStr Complete Heart Block in a Patient Taking Trachyspermum ammi and Zingiber officinale
title_full_unstemmed Complete Heart Block in a Patient Taking Trachyspermum ammi and Zingiber officinale
title_short Complete Heart Block in a Patient Taking Trachyspermum ammi and Zingiber officinale
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topic Heart Block
Trachyspermum ammi
Zingiber officinale
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