Evidence of myocardial ischaemia in severe scorpion envenomation: Myocardial perfusion scintigraphy study

Intensive Care Medicine

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 461-467

  Bahloul, Mabrouk ^a   Ben Hamida, Chokri ^a   Chtourou, Khalil ^a   Ksibi, Hichem ^a   Dammak, Hassen ^a   Kallel, Hatem ^a   Chaari, Adel ^a   Chelly, Hedi ^a   Guermazi, Fadhel ^a   Rekik, Noureddine ^a   Bouaziz, Mounir ^a  

^a HABIB BOURGUIBA HOSPITAL   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

Myocardial damage; Myocardial perfusion; Pulmonary oedema; Scorpion envenomation; Thallium 201 scintigraphy

Indexed keywords

RADIOISOTOPE; SCORPION VENOM; THALLIUM 201;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; ENVENOMATION; FEMALE; HEART MUSCLE INJURY; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HEART MUSCLE PERFUSION; HEART SCINTISCANNING; HEART VENTRICLE WALL MOTION; HEART VENTRICULOGRAPHY; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; TUNISIA; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ADULT; ANIMALS; ARACHNIDISM; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RADIOISOTOPES; RADIONUCLIDE ANGIOGRAPHY; SCORPIONS; THALLIUM; TOMOGRAPHY, EMISSION-COMPUTED, SINGLE-PHOTON;

EID: 12144289193     PISSN: 03424642     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00134-003-2082-7     Document Type: Article

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