Sustained Ventricular Tachycardia and Cardiogenic Shock due to Scorpion Envenomation

We describe a case of severe scorpion envenomation in an adult patient, with the presence of very rapid sustained ventricular tachycardia followed by cardiogenic shock, which was reversed by scorpion antivenom administration. Scorpion venom causes cardiac changes that can lead to an environment favo...

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Autores principales: Miranda, Carlos Henrique, Maio, Karina Tozatto, Moreira, Henrique Turin, Moraes, Marcos, Custodio, Viviane Imaculada do Carmo, Pazin-Filho, Antonio, Cupo, Palmira
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2014
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3970450/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24715906
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/251870

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