title: Acute pulmonary edema secondary to myocardial damage after electrical cardioversion.
abstract: Direct cardioversion used in the treatment of various cardiac arrhythmias is a highly effective and simple procedure with infrequent complications. An uncommon complication is the occurrence of pulmonary edema. This report describes a 68-year-old woman with normal coronary arteries who experienced pulmonary edema following cardioversion secondary to myocardial injury demonstrated by ECG changes and elevation of troponin T.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Hospital Universitario del Río Hortega, Valladolid, Spain. asanroman@secardiologia.es
authors.forename: María Jesús
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Rollán
authors.forename: José Alberto
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: San Román
authors.forename: José Luis
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Bratos
authors.forename: Ana Cristina
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Muñoz
authors.forename: Antonio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Casero
authors.forename: Francisco Javier
authors.initials: FJ
authors.lastname: Carrasco
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000368:Aged; D004554:Electric Countershock / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D006335:Heart Injuries / Q000150:complications / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D011654:Pulmonary Edema / Q000209:etiology*