In a case report examining the potential mechanism for Kratom – related cardiac arrest, what was the proposed mechanism of cardiac arrest?
Kratom use potentially leads to status epilepticus resulting in cardiac arrest.
Hannah Wolfer, Roy Gerona & Adam Blumenberg (2020) Evidence of a potential mechanism for Kratom-related cardiac arrest, Clinical Toxicology, 58:8, 851-852, DOI: 10.1080/15563650.2019.1687907
Contributed by: Catherine Dunham, Florida Poison Information Center
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