Hyperkalemia in fatal MDMA ('ecstasy') toxicity.
International journal of cardiology February 2004 Paula Raviña, Jose Maria Quiroga, Tomas Raviña
3,4-Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA, 'ecstasy') is an amphetamine synthetic analog widely used as an recreational drug. Acute and severe toxic effects following MDMA ingestion include hyperthermia, arrhythmias, rhabdomyolisis, disseminated intravascular coagulation, hepatotoxicity and even death. Recently, we treated a patient in whom hyperkalemia, in the absence of renal failure,...