Myocardial damage after prolonged accidental hypothermia: a case report

INTRODUCTION: A case of cardiac toxicity due to prolonged hypothermia is reported. CASE PRESENTATION: A 42-year-old woman of Caucasian origin presented with hypothermia after an accident. She developed atrial fibrillation and heart failure with minor electrocardiographic changes, which mimicked isch...

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Autores principales: Siniorakis, Eftychios, Arvanitakis, Spyridon, Roulia, Georgia, Voutas, Petros, Karidis, Constantinos
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2009
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Case report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2737778/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19830229
http://dx.doi.org/10.4076/1752-1947-3-8459
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Sumario:INTRODUCTION: A case of cardiac toxicity due to prolonged hypothermia is reported. CASE PRESENTATION: A 42-year-old woman of Caucasian origin presented with hypothermia after an accident. She developed atrial fibrillation and heart failure with minor electrocardiographic changes, which mimicked ischaemia. She recovered completely after one month of treatment for heart failure. CONCLUSION: Prolonged hypothermia, which mimicks ischaemia, may cause arrhythmias and heart failure.

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