Myocardial Stunning After Electrocution With Complete Reversibility Within 24 Hours: Role of Repeat Transthoracic Echocardiograms in Potential Cardiac Transplant Donors
| Autor: | Bassam Omar, Hassan Tahir, Sarina Sachdev, Nikky Bardia, Landai Nguyen, Michael V. Cohen |
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| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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medicine.medical_specialty
Case Report Economic shortage 030204 cardiovascular system & hematology Transplant Donors 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Internal medicine medicine Electrocution Cardiac transplant donor Myocardial stunning business.industry 030208 emergency & critical care medicine medicine.disease people.cause_of_death Transplantation Donor heart Heart failure Cardiology Serial echocardiography Transthoracic echocardiogram Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine people business |
| Zdroj: | Cardiology Research |
| ISSN: | 1923-2837 1923-2829 |
| Popis: | Despite the development of ventricular assist devices, cardiac transplantation remains an important procedure for patients with advanced heart failure. The number of transplants done annually has remained stable because of lack of of donors. Left ventricular systolic dysfunction remains one of the most important reasons for seeking a donor heart. Myocardial stunning is an important cause of reversible systolic dysfunction. Electrical injury is a recognized cause of myocardial stunning with variable duration ranging from days to weeks. Repeating the transthoracic echocardiogram to look for reversibility of left ventricular dysfunction can be a cost-effective method to improve the selection of heart donors. This can significantly help to decrease critical organ shortage. We present a case of myocardial stunning after electrocution which was completely reversible within a few hours, thus meeting cardiac transplant donor criteria. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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