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Transient complete atrioventricular block associated with curcumin intake
- Authors
- Lee, Se-Whan; Nah, Seong-Su; Byon, Jin-Soo; Ko, Hee Ja; Park, Sang-Ho; Lee, Seung-Jin; Shin, Won-Yong; Jin, Dong-Kyu
- Issue Date
- 15-Jul-2011
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Keywords
- Curcumin; Turmeric; Atrioventricular block
- Citation
- International Journal of Cardiology, v.150, no.2, pp E50 - E52
- Journal Title
- International Journal of Cardiology
- Volume
- 150
- Number
- 2
- Start Page
- E50
- End Page
- E52
- ISSN
- 0167-5273
1874-1754
- Abstract
- Curcumin is a polyphenol responsible for the yellow color of turmeric, a curry spice. A large body of evidence showed that curcumin possessed a variety of beneficial activities. We report a case of transient complete atrioventricular block in a 38-year-old man, after intake of curcumin containing pills for on 1 month. Since all other possible causes of conduction disturbance were excluded and causal relation was achieved by re-intake of the same amount of turmeric containing pills, side-effect of the curcumin containing pills was identified as the most likely diagnosis. After cessation of the pills, no further conduction disturbances and associated symptoms were noticed for the ensuing 6 months since discharge. (C) 2009 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.
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- Park, Sang ho
- College of Medicine (Department of Internal Medicine)