Autonomic nervous system instability, tetanic necrosis of the heart and myocardial TNFα expression in a tetanus fatal case

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 136, Issue 3, 2009, Pages

  Pomara, Cristoforo ^a   Neri, Margherita ^a   Riezzo, Irene ^a   Turillazzi, Emanuela ^a   Fineschi, Vittorio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FOGGIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Myocardial necrosis; Sympathetic overactivity; Tetanus; Tumor necrosis factor alpha

Indexed keywords

CEPHALOSPORIN; CISATRACURIUM; DIAZEPAM; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; MAGNESIUM SULFATE; MIDAZOLAM; PROPRANOLOL; TETANUS ANTIBODY; TETANUS TOXOID; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

AGED; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC NEUROPATHY; CASE REPORT; COLLES FRACTURE; CONTINUOUS INFUSION; DISEASE COURSE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART ARREST; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART MUSCLE NECROSIS; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; TETANUS; TRISMUS;

AGED; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FATAL OUTCOME; HEART DISEASES; HUMANS; MALE; MYOCARDIUM; NECROSIS; TETANUS; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR-ALPHA;

EID: 68049088752     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2008.05.007     Document Type: Article

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