Acute myocardial infarction and cerebrovascular accident in a young girl after a viper bite

A 17-year-old girl developed an acute myocardial infarction immediately after being bitten by a viper and four days later she had a cerebrovascular accident. The close clinical and laboratory follow-up of this case suggested that myocardial damage could be attributed to a direct cardiotoxic effect o...

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Published in:	British Heart Journal Vol. 47; no. 5; pp. 500 - 503
Main Authors:	Aravanis, C, Ioannidis, P J, Ktenas, J
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	England BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and British Cardiovascular Society 01-05-1982
Subjects:	Adolescent Cerebrovascular Disorders - etiology Female Humans Myocardial Infarction - etiology Snake Bites - complications Viper Venoms - poisoning Viperidae
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Summary:	A 17-year-old girl developed an acute myocardial infarction immediately after being bitten by a viper and four days later she had a cerebrovascular accident. The close clinical and laboratory follow-up of this case suggested that myocardial damage could be attributed to a direct cardiotoxic effect of the venom, while the brain injury that subsequently appeared was probably the result of a disseminated intravascular coagulopathy, possibly in conjunction with vasculitis.
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ISSN:	0007-0769 1468-201X
DOI:	10.1136/hrt.47.5.500