A monthly publication of the Brazilian Society of Cardiology and considered the main channel for the promotion of Brazilian cardiovascular research.
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Acácio F. Cardoso
, Marco Alexander V. Akamine, Rafael M. Pessoa, Elizabeth T. Takitani, José V. Kairiyama, [...]
Acácio F. Cardoso
, Marco Alexander V. Akamine, Rafael M. Pessoa, Elizabeth T. Takitani, José V. Kairiyama, [...]
Case report Male, 35 years old, smoker, user of illicit drugs (marijuana, cocaine and inhalant solvents), on antipsychotics and antidepressants (haloperidol and escitalopram), several episodes of vomiting and diarrhea for the past two days, mental confusion at home, and admitted to the emergency room with reduced level of consciousness and irregular breathing. Soon afterwards, he presented cardiopulmonary arrest (CRP) with ventricular fibrillation (VF) on the cardiac monitor. After six minutes of cardiopulmonary resuscitation maneuvers, adrenaline infusion and two cardiac defibrillations, […]
Keywords: Critical Illness; Death, Sudden Cardiac; Echocardiography / methods; Electrocardiography / methods; ST-Elevation