TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1997//
TI  - Residual myocardial damage following electrical injuries
JO  - Journal of burn care and rehabilitation
A1  - Matsumura, H.
A1  - Kobayashi, Y.
A1  - Mann, Robert E.
A1  - Sugamata, A.
A1  - Watanabe, K.
A1  - Harunari, N.
A1  - Yoshizawa, N.
A1  - Kamada, T.
A1  - Engrav, Loren H.
A1  - Heimbach, David M.
SP  - 299
EP  - 305
VL  - 18
IS  - 4
N2  - It is unknown to what degree electrical injury causes cardiac muscle damage. We used standard clinical methods and varying combinations of 201Tl scintigraphy (TI), 123I-metaiodobenzylguanidine scintigraphy, echocardiography, 99mTc-RBC angiography, and coronary catheterization to evaluate five patients with high-tension electrical injuries for cardiac damage. The first follow-up examination was performed within 2 months of injury, and the second follow-up was performed more than 6 months after the first follow-up. Electrocardiographic abnormalities were observed in two patients in the acute stage, but no abnormality was detected in the follow-up period. Myocardial perfusion abnormalities were found in all cases with Tl. The degree of injury indicated by Tl was more severe than that indicated by 123I-metaiodobenzylguanidine scintigraphy. Moreover, Tl showed progression of injury in all cases. These preliminary findings must now be confirmed and verified in a larger group of patients.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0273-8481
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -