TRANSIENT MYOCARDIAL INJURY AFTER ELECTIVE ELECTRICAL CARDIOVERSION

Authors
GARCIARUBIRA JC ROMERO D GARCIA JT LOPEZ V CRUZ JM
Citation
Jc. Garciarubira et al., TRANSIENT MYOCARDIAL INJURY AFTER ELECTIVE ELECTRICAL CARDIOVERSION, International journal of cardiology, 46(3), 1994, pp. 283-285
Citations number
5
Categorie Soggetti
Cardiac & Cardiovascular System
Journal title
International journal of cardiology → ACNP
ISSN journal
01675273
Volume
46
Issue
3
Year of publication
1994
Pages
283 - 285
Database
ISI
SICI code
0167-5273(1994)46:3<283:TMIAEE>2.0.ZU;2-T
Abstract
A patient with recent myocardial infarction underwent elective direct current countershock because of atrial fibrillation. After several sho cks, the ST segments were strikingly raised throughout the precordial leads, which disappeared with the administration of a perfusion of nit roglycerin. This case is evidence that electrical cardioversion can ca use myocardial damage.