Cardiac Effects of Lightning Strikes

Lightning strikes are a common and leading cause of morbidity and mortality. Multiple organ systems can be involved, though the effects of the electrical current on the cardiovascular system are one of the main modes leading to cardiorespiratory arrest in these patients. Cardiac effects of lightning strikes can be transient or persistent, and include benign or life-threatening arrhythmias, inappropriate therapies from cardiac implantable electronic devices, cardiac ischaemia, myocardial contusion, pericardial disease, aortic injury, as well as cardiomyopathy with associated ventricular failure. Prolonged resuscitation can lead to favourable outcomes especially in young and previously healthy victims.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2017

Erschienen:

2017

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:6

Enthalten in:

Arrhythmia & electrophysiology review - 6(2017), 3 vom: 04. Aug., Seite 114-117

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Christophides, Theodoros [VerfasserIn]
Khan, Sarosh [VerfasserIn]
Ahmad, Mahmood [VerfasserIn]
Fayed, Hossam [VerfasserIn]
Bogle, Richard [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Arrhythmia
Cardiac implantable electronic devices
Cardiopulmonary arrest
Journal Article
Lightning strike
Myocardial injury

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Date Revised 01.10.2020

published: Print

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

doi:

10.15420/aer.2017:7:3

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM276875869