Myocardial damage after prolonged accidental hypothermia: a case report

IntroductionA case of cardiac toxicity due to prolonged hypothermia is reported.Case presentationA 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.ConclusionProlonged hypothermia, which mimicks ischaemia, may cause arrhythmias and heart failure.

• Publication year

  2009

• Venue

  Journal of Medical Case Reports

• Publication date

  2009-07-08

• Fields of study

  Medicine

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  DOI 10.4076/1752-1947-3-8459PMID 19830229PMCID 2737778
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  Open on Semantic Scholar

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  Semantic Scholar, PubMed

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