A rare cause of fatal cardiac arrhythmia : Inhalation of butane gas

Pamuk U, Gürsu HA, Emeksiz S, Özdemir-Sahan Y, Çetin İ. A rare cause of fatal cardiac arrhythmia: Inhalation of butane gas. Turk J Pediatr 2018; 60: 755-756. Butane gas, especially available in lighters, is commonly misused among adolescents and its side effects are rarely observed but serious. A 14-yearold male was brought to our emergency department. The electrocardiographic (ECG) examination showed biphasic T waves in leads V4-V6, and long QTc at 481ms. Echocardiographic study showed left ventricular systolic dysfunction. Troponin I level was found to be high at 9.1 ng/ml. Taking into consideration the patient`s history, clinical and laboratory findings, ventricular fibrillation and myocardial injury resulting from butane gas inhalation was diagnosed.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2018

Erschienen:

2018

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:60

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The Turkish journal of pediatrics - 60(2018), 6 vom: 30., Seite 755-756

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Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Pamuk, Utku [VerfasserIn]
Gürsu, Hazım Alper [VerfasserIn]
Emeksiz, Serhat [VerfasserIn]
Özdemir-Sahan, Yasemin [VerfasserIn]
Çetin, İlker [VerfasserIn]

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Cardiac arrest
Case Reports
Echocardiography
Myocard

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Date Revised 31.07.2019

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Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

doi:

10.24953/turkjped.2018.06.021

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NLM299767094