Sustained Ventricular Tachycardia and Cardiogenic Shock due to Scorpion Envenomation
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We describe a case of severe scorpion envenomation in an adult patient, with the presence of very rapid sustained ventricular tachycardia followed by cardiogenic shock, which was reversed by scorpion antivenom administration. Scorpion venom causes cardiac changes that can lead to an environment favoring arrhythmogenesis.
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دوره 2014 شماره
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تاریخ انتشار 2014