Permanent myocardial dysfunction caused by high-voltage electrical injury - A case report


Atak R., Turhan H., Erbay A., Yetkin E., Ileri M.

ANGIOLOGY, vol.55, no.4, pp.455-457, 2004 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 55 Issue: 4
  • Publication Date: 2004
  • Doi Number: 10.1177/000331970405500414
  • Journal Name: ANGIOLOGY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.455-457
  • Inonu University Affiliated: No

Abstract

Electrical injury, particularly alternating current, may lead to disease of conducting tissue or to myocardial damage, or even may cause sudden death. In the present case, the authors report a 22-year-old man who sustained extensive upper extremity trauma from a high-voltage electrical injury and manifested clinical signs of left ventricular heart failure.