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oa Monitoring the treatment of myocardial stunning syndrome after acute carbon monoxide poisoning using arterial pulse wave analysis: a case report
- Source: Journal of Emergency Medicine, Trauma and Acute Care, Volume 2014, Issue 1, Mar 2014, 5
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- 15 June 2014
- 15 October 2014
- 22 November 2014
Abstract
Myocardial injury due to acute carbon monoxide intoxication is often refractory to standard resuscitation methods. Levosimendan is a new inotropic agent that is used in the treatment of acute and chronic heart failure. We report a case of severe cardiopulmonary compromise after exposure to carbon monoxide in a 40-year-old woman who was monitored using transthoracic echocardiography and the arterial pulse contour analysis system (FloTrac) and successfully treated with levosimendan.
© 2014 Soulountsi, Lavrentieva, Karali, Nakou, Bitzani, licensee Bloomsbury Qatar Foundation Journals.
Keyword(s):
arterial pulse contour analysis, carbon monoxide poisoning, Levosimendan and transthoracic echocardiography