TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2002//
TI  - Cardiac injury after indirect lightning strike
JO  - Revista Espanola de Cardiologia
A1  - Ruiz Ruiz, Francisco J.
A1  - Ruiz Laiglesia, Fernando J.
A1  - Lobo Escolar, Antonio
A1  - Hualde Enguita, Ana M.
A1  - Torrubia Pérez, Carmen B.
A1  - Calvo Begueria, Eva
SP  - 768
EP  - 770
VL  - 55
IS  - 7
N2  - Lightning strike is one of the most frequent causes of death due to natural phenomena. In such cases, cardiac injury is the main cause of death, with type of lesion varying by type of impact. We report the case of a 29-year-old woman who was struck indirectly by lightning. Upon hospital admission, she showed both the echocardiographic disturbances characteristic of direct impact and electrocardiographic disturbances. Both types of change resolved spontaneously. After describing the case, we briefly review the literature on echo and electrocardiographic disturbances after lightning strike.<p /> <p>Language: es</p>
LA  - es
SN  - 0300-8932
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -