Acute Myocardial Infarction in a 17-Year-Old Boy Secondary to Lightning Strike

Acute Myocardial Infarction in a 17-Year-Old Boy Secondary to Lightning Strike

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Although lightning is an uncommon phenomenon in nature; it can cause many destructive incidents. In the event of a lightning strike, multiple organs particularly the cardiovascular systems are at risk of injury. Short-term mortality depends on its cardiac effects. In this paper, the authors report t...

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Main Authors: Ali Azari, Leila Bigdelu, Elham Pishbin, Atooshe Rohani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Mashhad University of Medical Sciences 2013-10-01
Series:Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Medicine
Subjects:
Lightening Injury
Myocardial Infarction
Pericardial Effusion
Online Access:http://jctm.mums.ac.ir/?_action=showPDF&article=1895&_ob=068a592151c13f7817ab30cc9ecdbace&fileName=full_text.pdf
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Summary:Although lightning is an uncommon phenomenon in nature; it can cause many destructive incidents. In the event of a lightning strike, multiple organs particularly the cardiovascular systems are at risk of injury. Short-term mortality depends on its cardiac effects. In this paper, the authors report the development of myocardial infarction and pericardial effusion after lightning injury, a typical example of “side splash”.
ISSN:2322-5750

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