Acute left ventricular dysfunction of severe scorpion envenomation is related to myocardial perfusion disturbance

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 116, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 98-106

  Cupo, Palmira ^a   Figueiredo, Alexandre B ^a   Filho, Antonio P ^a   Pintya, Antonio O ^a   Tavares, Gerson A ^a   Caligaris, Fábio ^a   Marin Neto, José A ^a   Hering, Sylvia E ^a   Simões, Marcus V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Left ventricular dysfunction; Myocardial perfusion scintigraphy; Scorpion envenomation; Tityus serrulatus

Indexed keywords

CATECHOLAMINE; METHOXY ISOBUTYL ISONITRILE TECHNETIUM TC 99M; SCORPION VENOM;

ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ENVENOMATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FAILURE; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HEART PERFUSION; HEART SCINTISCANNING; HEART VENTRICLE WALL MOTION; HUMAN; MALE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM;

ACUTE DISEASE; ARACHNIDISM; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PULMONARY EDEMA; SCORPION VENOMS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 33846866720     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2006.02.015     Document Type: Article

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