Acute pulmonary edema secondary to myocardial damage after electrical cardioversion.
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.
Rollán
María Jesús
MJ
Department of Cardiology, Hospital Universitario del Río Hortega, Valladolid, Spain. asanroman@secardiologia.es
San Román
José Alberto
JA
Bratos
José Luis
JL
Muñoz
Ana Cristina
AC
Casero
Antonio
A
Carrasco
Francisco Javier
FJ
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*