A case of crush syndrome with giant negative T waves and reversible left ventricular dysfunction

Japanese Circulation Journal

Volumn 60, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 809-814

  Adachi, Kazumasa ^a   Kawata, Masahito ^a   Araki, Shun Ichi ^a   Matsumoto, Akira ^a   Mukai, Tomoichiro ^a   Ikoma, Teishi ^a  

^a Chibune Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

Crush syndrome; Emotional stress; Giant negative T; Left ventricular dysfunction; Metaiodobenzylguanidine (MIBG)

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CRUSH SYNDROME; EARTHQUAKE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE; HEART MUSCLE INJURY; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HUMAN; MALE; NERVE INJURY; SYMPATHETIC NERVE; T WAVE;

3-IODOBENZYLGUANIDINE; CRUSH SYNDROME; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART; HUMANS; IODINE RADIOISOTOPES; IODOBENZENES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NATURAL DISASTERS; THALLIUM RADIOISOTOPES; TOMOGRAPHY, EMISSION-COMPUTED, SINGLE-PHOTON; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 0029959572     PISSN: 00471828     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1253/jcj.60.809     Document Type: Article

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