Acute Anterior Myocardial Infarction Following Electrocution

A. A. Omer; M. K. Khalid; A. A. Gehani

doi:10.5339/qmj.2002.1.24

ISSN: 0253-8253
E-ISSN: 2227-0426

oa Acute Anterior Myocardial Infarction Following Electrocution
المؤلفون: A. A. Omer¹, M. K. Khalid² and A. A. Gehani¹
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االانتسابات المهنيه ¹ ^*Department of Cardiology & Cardiovascular Surgery, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar ² ^**Department of Accident & Emergency,Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar
Source: Qatar Medical Journal, Volume 2002, Issue 1, يونيو ٢٠٠٢, 24
DOI https://doi.org/10.5339/qmj.2002.1.24
- تاريخ النشر الكترونيا: ٠١ يونيو ٢٠٠٢

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Electrocution is a well known cause of cardiac arrest, mostly secondary to ventricular fibrillation. Acute myocardial infarction has been reported in a few cases although the pathogenesis is not clear. We report two cases of acute myocardial infarction after electrocution, both confirmed by electrocardiography and markedly elevated cardiac enzymes. Echocardiography showed cardiac damage evidenced by hypokinesia.

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