title: Myocardial necrosis by electrocution: evaluation of noninvasive methods.
abstract: We present the case of a young man who suffered severe anteroapical myocardial necrosis caused by electrocution. In addition to the enzymatic and electrocardiographic changes suggesting necrosis, a clear positive segmental image on 99mTc-pyrophosphate scintigraphy and a defect on a 201Tl SPECT scan at rest were also found. Although these tests were indicative of extensive anteroapical transmural myocardial necrosis, the echocardiographic study only revealed mild anteroapical hypokinesia.
authors.affiliation: Cardiology Division, Hospital General University Vall d'Hebron, Barcelona, Spain.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Romero
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Candell-Riera
authors.forename: R M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Gracia
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Fernández
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Aguadé
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Peracaula
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Soler-Soler
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004556:Electric Injuries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology; D004562:Electrocardiography; D006323:Heart Arrest / Q000209:etiology; D006335:Heart Injuries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology; D009206:Myocardium / Q000473:pathology; D009336:Necrosis; D016698:Technetium Tc 99m Pyrophosphate; D013794:Thallium Radioisotopes; D015899:Tomography, Emission-Computed, Single-Photon
chemical_list: D013794:Thallium Radioisotopes; D016698:Technetium Tc 99m Pyrophosphate