title: Acute myocardial infarction in a patient with Russell's viper bite.
abstract: We describe a previously healthy patient who developed and acute anterolateral Q wave myocardial infarction after a Russell's viper bite. Severe chest pain persisted despite intravenous morphine and polyspecific antivenom therapy. The pain subsided with intravenous heparin. The patient recovered.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Dissanayake
authors.forename: K H
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Sellahewa
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000925:Anticoagulants / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006493:Heparin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000209:etiology*; D017840:Daboia; D012909:Snake Bites / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy
chemical_list: D000925:Anticoagulants; D006493:Heparin