TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2014//
TI  - Myocardial rupture following carbon monoxide poisoning
JO  - Case reports in critical care
A1  - Dragelytė, Gabija
A1  - Plenta, Jūris
A1  - Chmieliauskas, Sigitas
A1  - Jasulaitis, Algimantas
A1  - Raudys, Romas
A1  - Jovaiša, Tomas
A1  - Badaras, Robertas
SP  - 281701
EP  - 281701
VL  - 2014
IS  - 
N2  - We present the first case of severe cardiotoxicity of carbon monoxide leading to myocardial rupture and fatal outcome. 83-year-old woman was hospitalized 4 hours after the fire in her house with no respiratory or cardiac symptoms. After two days, she has suffered sudden collapse leading to cardiac arrest. Postmortem examination revealed intramural haemorrhage with myocardial rupture at the apex of the left ventricle. Minimal stenosis was noted in the proximal coronary arteries with no evidence of distal occlusion or any other long-standing heart disease. This case supports recommendations for targeted cardiovascular investigations in cases of CO poisoning.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 2090-6420
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/281701
ID  - ref1
ER  -