High-voltage injury resulting in permanent right heart dysfunction

Chest

Volumn 115, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 586-587

  McGill, Michael P ^b   Kamp, Timothy J ^b   Rahko, Peter S ^a  

^a University of Wisconsin Health   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Congestive heart failure; Echocardiography; Electrical injury

Indexed keywords

DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; SOTALOL; WARFARIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; ELECTRIC ACCIDENT; HEART ATRIUM FLUTTER; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE FAILURE; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HEART VENTRICLE THROMBOSIS; HEART VENTRICLE WALL MOTION; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

EID: 0032909490     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.115.2.586     Document Type: Article

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