Myocardial damage after prolonged accidental hypothermia: a case report
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Introduction</p> <p>A case of cardiac toxicity due to prolonged hypothermia is reported.</p> <p>Case presentation</p> <p>A 42-year-old woman of Caucasian origin presented with hypothermia after an accident. She developed atrial...
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| author | Siniorakis Eftychios Arvanitakis Spyridon Roulia Georgia Voutas Petros Karidis Constantinos |
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| description | <p>Abstract</p> <p>Introduction</p> <p>A case of cardiac toxicity due to prolonged hypothermia is reported.</p> <p>Case presentation</p> <p>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.</p> <p>Conclusion</p> <p>Prolonged hypothermia, which mimicks ischaemia, may cause arrhythmias and heart failure.</p> |
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| spelling | doaj.art-c2dbbf83d2d6463b94aba2564c73647c2022-12-21T23:16:41ZengBMCJournal of Medical Case Reports1752-19472009-07-0131845910.4076/1752-1947-3-8459Myocardial damage after prolonged accidental hypothermia: a case reportSiniorakis EftychiosArvanitakis SpyridonRoulia GeorgiaVoutas PetrosKaridis Constantinos<p>Abstract</p> <p>Introduction</p> <p>A case of cardiac toxicity due to prolonged hypothermia is reported.</p> <p>Case presentation</p> <p>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.</p> <p>Conclusion</p> <p>Prolonged hypothermia, which mimicks ischaemia, may cause arrhythmias and heart failure.</p>http://www.jmedicalcasereports.com/content/3/1/8459 |
| spellingShingle | Siniorakis Eftychios Arvanitakis Spyridon Roulia Georgia Voutas Petros Karidis Constantinos Myocardial damage after prolonged accidental hypothermia: a case report Journal of Medical Case Reports |
| title | Myocardial damage after prolonged accidental hypothermia: a case report |
| title_full | Myocardial damage after prolonged accidental hypothermia: a case report |
| title_fullStr | Myocardial damage after prolonged accidental hypothermia: a case report |
| title_full_unstemmed | Myocardial damage after prolonged accidental hypothermia: a case report |
| title_short | Myocardial damage after prolonged accidental hypothermia: a case report |
| title_sort | myocardial damage after prolonged accidental hypothermia a case report |
| url | http://www.jmedicalcasereports.com/content/3/1/8459 |
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