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Vol 12, No 4 (2017)
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Published online: 2017-09-19

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Myocardial infarction in the course of carbon monoxide poisoning

Paweł Kośmider, Iwona Gorczyca-Michta, Beata Wożakowska-Kapłon
Folia Cardiologica 2017;12(4):394-396.

Abstract

Carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning is a common, unintentional cause of death. The clinical manifestation of intoxication is most often neurological and cardiovascular symptoms of hypoxia in both the brain and the heart. A case report of a 55-year-old patient with myocardial infarct in the course of CO poisoning was presented.

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