Extensive pectoral muscle necrosis after defibrillation: nonthermal skeletal muscle damage caused by electroporation.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
A 37-year-old Italian male developed a myocardial infarct with subsequent ventricular fibrillation. He was defibrillated seven times with up to 360 Joules. Thirteen days later the patient died of recurrent myocardial infarct due to thrombotic occlusion of the left circumflex coronary artery. At autopsy, necrosis of the right pectoralis muscle was observed. Electroporation is the pathogenetic mechanism of skeletal muscle damage due to multiple defibrillations with high energy levels.
Medical subject headings
- Burns, Electric
- Electric Countershock
- Muscle, Skeletal
- Myocardial Infarction
- Thoracic Injuries
- Ventricular Fibrillation