Citation

González-Romero S, González-Hermosillo JA, González A, Flores ME, Mijangos Vargas G. Arch. Inst. Cardiol. Mex. 1991; 61(1): 15-20.

Vernacular Title

Alteraciones electrocardiograficas en sujetos picados por alacran.

Affiliation

Unidad Coronaria, Hospital General de Durango, S.S.A.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1991, Instituto De Cardiologia De Mexico)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

2048905

Abstract

Scorpion sting is a hazardous and potentially lethal condition. Venom of some variety of scorpion can cause dramatic cardiovascular and electrocardiographic changes, that have been related to heart stimulation by autonomous nervous system. We prospectively studied 722 patients following scorpion sting. Mean age for the group was 25.5 +/- 18.3 years. 67% were less than 30 years of age. In 294 patients (40.7%) we found electrocardiographic changes. These cases were followed until those changes disappeared. First degree atrioventricular block was found in 10.2%. Intraventricular conduction disturbances in 12.8% with predominance of right bundle branch block. In 11% we found arrhythmias. In 15% reversible ventricular repolarization changes. Of this no one died. This lack of mortality could be attributed to a prompt therapeutic intervention.

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