title: Severe ventricular dysfunction secondary to subarachnoid hemorrhage.
abstract: A 39-year-old man was brought to the emergency department in a coma. The electrocardiogram showed partial left bundle-branch block and ST elevation in precordial leads, and serum creatinine kinase activity was elevated. Two-dimensional echocardiography revealed severe biventricular dysfunction. Autopsy demonstrated the presence of subarachnoid hemorrhage. Coronary arteries and the myocardium were macroscopically normal.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Northwick Park and St Mark's NHS Trust, Harrow, U.K.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Soman
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Senior
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004796:Clinical Enzyme Tests; D003402:Creatine Kinase / Q000097:blood; D015150:Echocardiography, Doppler; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D004562:Electrocardiography; D006801:Humans; D007527:Isoenzymes; D008297:Male; D013345:Subarachnoid Hemorrhage / Q000150:complications*; D018754:Ventricular Dysfunction / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*
chemical_list: D007527:Isoenzymes; D003402:Creatine Kinase