TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2017//
TI  - Mechanisms involving myocardial injury in tropical stings and bites
JO  - Case reports in emergency medicine
A1  - Kumanan, Thirunavukarasu
A1  - Guruparan, Mahesan
A1  - Vithiya, Ratnasamy
A1  - Gawarammana, Indika
SP  - e4960505
EP  - e4960505
VL  - 2017
IS  - 
N2  - It is known that a number of toxic substances produce myocardial injury by several mechanisms involving interruption of coronary blood flow due to stimulation of clotting mechanism and coronary vasospasm. Number of toxic substances may cause direct myocardial toxicity independent of coronary blood flow. Acute myocardial injury due to stings and bites is a rare entity and not well understood. Here we illustrate a case of myocardial injury due to Russell's viper envenomation.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 2090-648X
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/4960505
ID  - ref1
ER  -