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ArticleCureus2026

Bidirectional Ventricular Tachycardia Secondary to Dichloromethane Intoxication: A Case Report.

Luís Henrique Sardinha Borborema, Daniel A Adedd Filho

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Article in Cureus, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

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2 authors.

Luís Henrique Sardinha BorboremaInternal Medicine, Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina da USP, São Paulo, BRA.
Daniel A Adedd FilhoEmergency Department, Hospital Universitário da Faculdade de Medicina da USP, São Paulo, BRA.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Bidirectional ventricular tachycardia (BVT) is a rare ventricular tachyarrhythmia, and only a limited number of etiologies have been described to date. We report the case of a previously healthy 30-year-old woman who developed BVT followed by cardiac arrest after accidental ingestion of dichloromethane, an organochlorine solvent used in illicit volatile inhalant preparations. Further evaluation revealed no structural heart disease, electrolyte disturbance, or exposure to medications classically associated with BVT, supporting dichloromethane intoxication as a plausible and, to our knowledge, previously unreported trigger of this arrhythmia.

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bidirectional ventricular tachycardiadichloromethanehalogenated hydrocarbonsventricular arrhythmiavolatile inhalant abuse

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PMID41509577
PMCPMC12778374

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