title: Myocardial damage after prolonged accidental hypothermia: a case report.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  A case of cardiac toxicity due to prolonged hypothermia is reported.
  
  
  METHODS
  A 42-year-old woman of Caucasian origin presented with hypothermia after an accident. She developed atrial fibrillation and heart failure with minor electrocardiographic changes, which mimicked ischaemia. She recovered completely after one month of treatment for heart failure.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Prolonged hypothermia, which mimicks ischaemia, may cause arrhythmias and heart failure.
authors.affiliation: Sotiria Chest Disease Hospital Mesogeion Avenue, Athens Greece.
authors.forename: Eftychios
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Siniorakis
authors.forename: Spyridon
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Arvanitakis
authors.forename: Georgia
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Roulia
authors.forename: Petros
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Voutas
authors.forename: Constantinos
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Karidis