A Case of a Acute Myocardial Infarction Complicated by a Snake Bite
Journal of the Korean Society of Emergency Medicine
; : 760-763, 2011.
Article
in Korean
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| ID: wpr-184269
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ABSTRACT
We experienced a rare case of acute myocardial infarction associated with a coagulopathy-complicating snake bite. A previously healthy 72-year-old Korean woman was bitten on the right thumb by a snake of unknown species. She was admitted to a local medical center for one day and exhibited painful progressive swelling along the entire right arm. She also complained of chest discomfort. She had an ST-elevation and T wave-inversion on an ECG. She was then transferred to our emergency department. We found a regional wall motion abnormality on echocardiography, and elevated cardiac enzymes in a laboratory test. We also observed coagulopathy and a thrombus in the left ventricle on follow-up echocardiography. An acute myocardial infarction was confirmed by percutaneous coronary angiography, which showed the total occlusion and stenosis of several coronary arteries.
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Database:
WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Arm
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Snake Bites
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Snakes
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Thorax
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Thrombosis
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Thumb
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Echocardiography
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Follow-Up Studies
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Coronary Angiography
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Constriction, Pathologic
Type of study:
Observational study
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Prognostic study
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Risk factors
Limits:
Aged
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Female
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Humans
Language:
Korean
Journal:
Journal of the Korean Society of Emergency Medicine
Year:
2011
Document type:
Article