Electrocardiographic abnormalities in patients bitten by taipans (Oxyuranus scuttellatus canni) and other elapid snakes in Papua New Guinea

Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 91, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 53-56

  Lalloo, David G ^a,b   Trevett, Andrew J ^a,b   Nwokolo, Nneka ^b   Laurenson, Ian F ^b   Naraqi, Sirus ^b   Kevau, Isi ^b   Kemp, Michael W ^c   Hooper, R James L ^c   Theakston, R David G ^d   Warrell, David ^a  

^a JOHN RADCLIFFE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b Department of Clinical Sciences ^*  (Papua New Guinea)

^c ROYAL BROMPTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d LIVERPOOL SCHOOL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acanthophis sp; Electrocardiography; Oxyuranus scutellatus canni; Papua New Guinea; Pseudonaja textilis; Snake bite

Indexed keywords

SNAKE VENOM; TROPONIN T;

ARTICLE; ATRIOVENTRICULAR BLOCK; BLOOD LEVEL; BRADYCARDIA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ENVENOMATION; HEART MUSCLE CELL; HEART MUSCLE INJURY; HUMAN; PAPUA NEW GUINEA; SNAKEBITE; T WAVE;

EID: 12644312234     PISSN: 00359203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0035-9203(97)90394-1     Document Type: Article

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