title: Permanent myocardial dysfunction caused by high-voltage electrical injury--a case report.
abstract: Electrical injury, particularly alternating current, may lead to disease of conducting tissue or to myocardial damage, or even may cause sudden death. In the present case, the authors report a 22-year-old man who sustained extensive upper extremity trauma from a high-voltage electrical injury and manifested clinical signs of left ventricular heart failure.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Turkiye Yuksek Ihtisas Hospital, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Ramazan
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Atak
authors.forename: Hasan
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Turhan
authors.forename: A Riza
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Erbay
authors.forename: Ertan
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Yetkin
authors.forename: Mehmet
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ileri
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004556:Electric Injuries / Q000150:complications*; D006329:Heart Conduction System / Q000503:physiopathology; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D018487:Ventricular Dysfunction, Left / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology