Reversible Myoglobinuric Renal Failure Following Rhabdomyolysis as a Rare Complication of Cardioversion |
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| Authors: | YUKSEL CAVUSOGLU EMRE ENTOK BULENT GORENEK GULMIRA KUDAIBERDIEVA AHMET UNALIR OMER GOKTEKIN ALPARSLAN BIRDANE NECMI ATA BILGIN TIMURALP |
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| Affiliation: | From the Departments of Cardiology;and Nuclear Medicine, Osmangazi University, Eskisehir, Turkey |
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| Abstract: | CAVUSOGLU, Y., et al .: Reversible Myoglobinuric Renal Failure Following Rhabdomyolysis as a Rare Complication of Cardioversion. Reversible myoglobinuric renal failure following rhabdomyolysis that was related to repeated countershocks delivered for the treatment of refractory recurrent VT and VF attacks during acute myocardial infarction is presented in this case report, in which scan with technetium-99m pyrophosphate has been used for in the diagnosis of extensive skeletal muscle damage. (PACE 2003; 26[Pt. I]:645–646) |
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| Keywords: | cardioversion rhabdomyolysis renal failure |
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