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Cardiac toxicity of perchloroethylene (a dry cleaning agent).

Abstract
Perchloroethylene analysis was performed on plasma of a 24-year-old white man who presented with a history of premature ventricular beats, dizziness, and headaches. There was no clinical, electrocardiographic, radiologic, or echocardiographic evidence of heart disease. The occurrence of premature ventricular beats and the patient's symptoms were more pronounced when the plasma level of perchloroethylene was high (3.8 ppm). Removal of exposure to perchloroethylene relieved the patient's symptoms and the premature beats completely disappeared.
AuthorsZ Abedin, R C Cook Jr, R M Milberg
JournalSouthern medical journal (South Med J) Vol. 73 Issue 8 Pg. 1081-3 (Aug 1980) ISSN: 0038-4348 [Print] United States
PMID7403923 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)
Chemical References
  • Tetrachloroethylene
Topics
  • Adult
  • Heart Diseases (blood, chemically induced)
  • Humans
  • Laundering
  • Male
  • Occupational Diseases (blood, chemically induced)
  • Tetrachloroethylene (adverse effects, blood)

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