Cardiac and hemodynamic features following snakebite in Nigeria

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 156, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 326-328

  Karaye, K M ^a,c,d   Mijinyawa, M S ^a,c,d   Yakasai, A M ^b,d   Kwaghe, V ^b,d   Joseph, G A ^b,d   Iliyasu, G ^b,d   Yola, I M ^b,d   Abubakar, S B ^e   Habib, A G ^b,c,d  

^a Cardiology Unit   (Nigeria)

^b Department of Medicine   (Nigeria)

^c BAYERO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^d AMINU KANO TEACHING HOSPITAL   (Nigeria)

^e General Hospital Kaltungo   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Africa; Cardiotoxin; Carpet viper; Myocardial ischaemia; Snake bite

Indexed keywords

SNAKE VENOM ANTISERUM; TROPONIN T;

ADULT; AGED; ANEMIA; ATRACTASPIS; BITIS ARIETANS VENOM; BLEEDING; BLOOD CLOTTING DISORDER; BLOOD PRESSURE; BREATHING RATE; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; ECG ABNORMALITY; ECHIS OCELLATUS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ATRIUM FLUTTER; HEART BLOCK; HEART HEMODYNAMICS; HEART INFARCTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HEART MUSCLE CONDUCTION DISTURBANCE; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HEART PALPITATION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LETTER; MALE; NIGERIA; NONHUMAN; PALLOR; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; PULSE RATE; QT PROLONGATION; SNAKE; SNAKEBITE; TACHYCARDIA; THORAX PAIN;

EID: 84859788330     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: 18741754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2012.01.098     Document Type: Article

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