Cardiac arrest due to intentional yew tree (Taxus baccata) ingestion

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Journal of Cardiovascular Medicine and Cardiology volume9-issue3 articles
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Submitted: August 26, 2022
Published: Sep 13, 2022
DOI: 10.17352/2455-2976.000181
Keywords:
Yew tree, Taxines, Poisoning
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Dorota Ochijewicz*
Department of Cardiology, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland
Anna Fojt
Department of Cardiology, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland
Jakub Zieniewicz
Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland
Robert Kowalik
Department of Cardiology, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland

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Ochijewicz, D., Fojt, A., Zieniewicz, J., & Kowalik, R. (2022). Cardiac arrest due to intentional yew tree (Taxus baccata) ingestion. Journal of Cardiovascular Medicine and Cardiology, 9(3), 020–021. https://doi.org/10.17352/2455-2976.000181
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