title: Hypoxic cardiomyopathy: acute myocardial dysfunction after severe hypoxia.
abstract: Five cases of acute transient myocardial dysfunction in previously well people after severe hypoxic episode are described. In all cases the hypoxic episode was associated with drug overdose and its complications. Pulmonary infiltrates on chest X-ray consistent with pulmonary edema developed in four cases and gated heart pool scanning confirmed severe cardiovascular dysfunction in all cases.
authors.affiliation: Intensive Care Unit, St. Vincent's Hospital, Sydney, Australia.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Haindl
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002311:Cardiomyopathy, Dilated / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D005260:Female; D015637:Gated Blood-Pool Imaging; D006321:Heart / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D007022:Hypotension / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D000860:Hypoxia / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D008297:Male; D009294:Narcotics / Q000506:poisoning*; D011654:Pulmonary Edema / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D013318:Stroke Volume / Q000502:physiology; D015819:Substance Abuse, Intravenous / Q000150:complications*
chemical_list: D009294:Narcotics