Reversible dilative cardiomyopathy after electrical injury: a case report

Abstract Background Dilative cardiomyopathy is an uncommon cardiac complication of electric shock. Case presentation We report a case of a 12-year-old German boy with a high voltage injury who developed a four-chamber dilative cardiomyopathy, which was diagnosed on the 13th week postburn. One year a...

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Main Authors: Eirini Liodaki, Virginia Galati, Martin Bethge, Wolfgang Göpel, Peter Mailaender, Felix Stang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-11-01
Series:Journal of Medical Case Reports
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13256-018-1861-2