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Cardiovascular Complications of Aluminum Phosphide Poisoning

Department of Medicine, Medical College and Hospital, Rohtak, India

Nitya Nand, M.D., F.I.C.A.

Department of Medicine, Medical College and Hospital, Rohtak, India

P. Kumar, M.D.

Department of Medicine, Medical College and Hospital, Rohtak, India

Aluminum phosphide is widely used as a grain preservative. Recently some reports have appeared in the literature in which serious toxic effects of this agent have been reported, and a number of fatal complications, including shock and cardiac dysrhythmias, have been increasingly seen. Of 25 cases of aluminum phosphide poisoning the authors observed over a period of two years, 16 cases (64%) had evidence of cardiac dysfunction. Despite adequate treatment, 40% of the patients died. A plea is being made for recognition of these fatal complications and for early institution of adequate treatment.

Angiology, Vol. 39, No. 4, 355-359 (1988)
DOI: 10.1177/000331978803900404


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