Permanent myocardial dysfunction caused by high-voltage electrical injury--a case report.
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.
Atak
Ramazan
R
Department of Cardiology, Turkiye Yuksek Ihtisas Hospital, Ankara, Turkey.
Turhan
Hasan
H
Erbay
A Riza
AR
Yetkin
Ertan
E
Ileri
Mehmet
M
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