title: Acute coronary syndrome following snake bite: a report of three cases from a tertiary care hospital in rural southern India.
abstract: Snake bite is a common cause of preventable death in rural India which is often due to neurological complications and coagulopathy. We report on three patients who presented with bites and later developed acute coronary syndrome during the course of their stay in hospital. Such patients have to be managed conservatively because of their coexistent coagulopathy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Critical Care and Clinical Toxicology, SRMMedical College and Hospital, Chennai, Tamilnadu, India.
authors.forename: Ramkumar
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Sundaraperumal
authors.forename: Kavitha
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Mohanasundaram
authors.forename: Subramaniyan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kumarasamy
mesh_terms: D054058:Acute Coronary Syndrome / Q000209:etiology*; D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D001778:Blood Coagulation Disorders / Q000150:complications; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D008297:Male; D012424:Rural Population; D012909:Snake Bites / Q000150:complications*; D062606:Tertiary Care Centers; D063128:Tertiary Health Care