Population
A 42-yr-old woman who was hit by lightning and developed rapid and progressive hemodynamic deterioration…
Design
Case_report
Follow-up
9 days
Authors
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Lightning-induced cardiogenic shock may recover rapidly with levosimendan and MCS; leaves open optimal strategies pending larger studies.
Lightning strike can cause severe but reversible myocardial stunning and cardiogenic shock, which may be successfully managed with levosimendan and mechanical circulatory support.
Rivera et al. (2006) studied this question.
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