Ginkgo Biloba

Sami J. Natour, MD; Sarah J. Goldberg, NP; Evangelos A. Diamantakos, DO; Janet K. Han, MD

JACC: Case Reports (Jun 2020)

Ginkgo Biloba

Sami J. Natour, MD,
Sarah J. Goldberg, NP,
Evangelos A. Diamantakos, DO,
Janet K. Han, MD

Affiliations

Sami J. Natour, MD: David Geffen School of Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of California-Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California
Sarah J. Goldberg, NP: VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, Division of Cardiology and Cardiac Electrophysiology, Los Angeles, California
Evangelos A. Diamantakos, DO: Loma Linda University Medical Center, Division of Cardiology, Loma Linda, California
Janet K. Han, MD: VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, Division of Cardiology and Cardiac Electrophysiology, Los Angeles, California; David Geffen School of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, University of California-Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California; Address for correspondence: Dr. Janet K. Han, VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, 11301 Wilshire Boulevard, Mail Code 111E, Los Angeles, California 90073.

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 2, no. 6
pp. 968 – 972

Abstract

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Ginkgo biloba is a commonly used herbal supplement in the United States. We describe a 63-year-old man with a significant ventricular ectopic burden (32.7%) that was refractory to metoprolol tartrate (41.7%) and resolved (<1%) when Ginkgo was discontinued. This case supports a potential proarrhythmic side-effect of over-the-counter Ginkgo leaf extract. (Level of Difficulty: Beginner.)

Published in JACC: Case Reports

ISSN: 2666-0849 (Online)
Publisher: Elsevier
Country of publisher: United States
LCC subjects: Medicine: Internal medicine: Specialties of internal medicine: Diseases of the circulatory (Cardiovascular) system
Website: https://www.journals.elsevier.com/jacc-case-reports

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