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- Title
A Case of Survival: Myocardial Infarction and Ventricular Arrhythmia Induced by Severe Hydrogen Sulfide Poisoning.
- Authors
Chen, Jie; Chen, Shenjie; Mao, Wei
- Abstract
Most cases of acute hydrogen sulfide (H2S) poisoning in China are caused by sewage processing. With the rapid development of urbanization in China, H2S poisoning is showing an increasing trend. Here, we report a case of survival from severe H2S poisoning. A 40-year-old worker was found in the underground sewer lines. He was unresponsive with bilaterally dilated pupils and had poor oxygen saturation. After intubation, he was transferred to the intensive care unit. He developed respiratory failure, acute myocardial infarction, ventricular arrhythmia and left ventricular function impairment, requiring artificial ventilation with highly concentrated oxygen, hyperbaric oxygen treatment and drug therapy. Consequently, he completely recovered from the respiratory and cardiac failure. Cases of survival after severe H2S intoxication have been rarely reported. Such exposures may bring about severe myocardial impairment, which is most likely to benefit from angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibition and β-blocker.
- Subjects
CHINA; MYOCARDIAL infarction risk factors; VENTRICULAR arrhythmia; HYDROGEN sulfide; TOXICOLOGY of poisonous gases; ARTIFICIAL respiration; URBANIZATION; DISEASE risk factors
- Publication
Cardiology, 2016, Vol 135, Issue 1, p43
- ISSN
0008-6312
- Publication type
Case Study
- DOI
10.1159/000445938