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Published in: Critical Care 1/2004

01-02-2004 | Poster presentation

Cardiac damage in carbon monoxide poisoning

Author: B Yelken

Published in: Critical Care | Special Issue 1/2004

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Excerpt

Cardiac dysfunction including arrhythmias and myocardial ischemia have often been reported in carbon monoxide poisoning. An appropriate diagnostic approach is crucial to assess carbon monoxide (CO) cardiac damage. QT dispersion (QTd) is a measure of inhomogeneous repolarization and is used as an indicator of arrhythmogenicity. …
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Title
Cardiac damage in carbon monoxide poisoning
Author
B Yelken
Publication date
01-02-2004
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
Critical Care / Issue Special Issue 1/2004
Electronic ISSN: 1364-8535
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/cc2749

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