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September 1, 1968CirculationOpen Access

Myocardial Infarction After Normal Responses to Maximal Exercise

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Population

1 normal 42-year-old male subject

Design

Case_report

Authors

RBRobert A. BruceUniversity of IowaTHTom R. HornstenUniversity of WashingtonJBJohn R. BlackmonUnited States Department of Veterans Affairs

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Implication

May warrant caution in post-exercise recovery for healthy subjects; leaves open hot-shower triggers and incidence.

Structured PICO

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Population
1 normal 42-year-old male subject
I
Intervention
Multistage test of maximal exercise followed by exposure to hot water (shower)
O
Outcome
Occurrence of acute myocardial infarction and cardiac arrest from ventricular fibrillationhard clinical

Highlights a rare case of acute myocardial infarction and ventricular fibrillation triggered by a hot shower immediately following a normal maximal exercise test.

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Bruce et al. (1968) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a23eca0003b3cd7fea6259dhttps://doi.org/10.1161/01.cir.38.3.552
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