Žofia Nižnanská

Dr. Žofia Nižnanská


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Academic Career Length

10Years (2017-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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5 July 2017 in Monatshefte für Chemie - Chemical Monthly
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ŽSŽofia Szabóová
Žofia Szabóová
PGPaulína Galbavá
Paulína Galbavá
ŽNŽofia Nižnanská
Žofia Nižnanská
MCMarek Cigáň
Marek Cigáň
ĽNĽuboš Nižnanský
Ľuboš Nižnanský
JBJaroslav Blaško
Jaroslav Blaško

9 August 2018 in Monatshefte für Chemie - Chemical Monthly
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ŽNŽofia Nižnanská
Žofia Nižnanská
JBJaroslav Blaško
Jaroslav Blaško
PGPaulína Galbavá
Paulína Galbavá
LNL’uboš Nižnanský
L’uboš Nižnanský
RGRenáta Górová
Renáta Górová
RKRóbert Kubinec
Róbert Kubinec

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ŽNŽofia Nižnanská
Žofia Nižnanská
ASAlexandra Hengerics Szabó
Alexandra Hengerics Szabó
Marián MasárMarián Masár
Marián Masár
RSRoman Szucs
Roman Szucs
JSJan Sikuta
Jan Sikuta
ĽNĽuboš Nižnanský
Ľuboš Nižnanský
Propafenone (PPF) belongs to the class 1C antiarrhythmics and can cause electrocardiogram-associated adverse/toxic effects. Cases of PPF intoxication are rarely investigated. We developed a novel and selective GC-MS/MS method for the determination of PPF and its tissue distribution in an intentional fatal poisoning case, which is applicable to PPF quantification in the range of therapeutic to lethal concentrations in complex post-mortem samples. A simple and effective sample pretreatment was applied to all analyzed samples. PPF was determined without the need for dilution, even in highly complex samples containing a wide range of analyte concentrations. Quantification was performed using the standard addition method, developed and validated according to the ICH M10 guidelines. The obtained results indicated that the PPF concentration in the serum from blood taken while alive, before therapy, was the highest ever reported in the literature. Despite the intensive therapy after the patients’ admission, the PPF concentrations in the lungs, spleen, femoral blood and cardiac blood were fatal or abnormally high. On the other hand, the concentrations in the liver and skeletal muscle were lower or approximately the same as observed in cases with therapeutic doses. To the best of our knowledge, the distribution of PPF has not been investigated in fatal intoxication cases and can be helpful in clinical or forensic toxicology.