title: [Myocardial damage caused by electrical cardioversion].
abstract: The possible myocardial injury induced by electrical cardioversion in the treatment of supraventricular arrhythmias was analyzed after 45 countershocks of 200 joules and after 6 of 600 joules (total accumulated energy). In all patients myocardial injury was evaluated by serial CK, CK-Mb, and myoglobin determinations and in 48 cases a cardiac gammagraphy with technetium pyrophosphate was also performed. Significant increases in total CK and myoglobin were observed in 2 (4%) patients treated with 200 joules and in 3 (50%) patients receiving 600 joules. CK-Mb was also increased in one patient receiving 200 joules (13.5 U/I) and in one patient treated with 600 joules (27.8 U/I). In all cases technetium gammagraphy was negative.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Cardiología, Hospital General Vall d'Hebron, Barcelona.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Sagristá Sauleda
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Alvarez Auñón
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Larrouse Pérez
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Batlle Díaz
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Permanyer Miralda
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Soler Soler
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001145:Arrhythmias, Cardiac / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy; D009202:Cardiomyopathies / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D004796:Clinical Enzyme Tests; D003402:Creatine Kinase / Q000097:blood; D011756:Diphosphates; D004554:Electric Countershock / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D006321:Heart / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D007527:Isoenzymes; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009211:Myoglobin / Q000097:blood; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D013667:Technetium; D016698:Technetium Tc 99m Pyrophosphate; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D011756:Diphosphates; D007527:Isoenzymes; D009211:Myoglobin; D016698:Technetium Tc 99m Pyrophosphate; D013667:Technetium; D003402:Creatine Kinase
vernacular_title: Estudio del daño miocárdico causado por la cardioversión eléctrica.