@article{ref1,
title="Causes of ischemic electrocardiographic changes in near drowning: a literature review",
journal="Journal of critical care",
year="2015",
author="Omar, Hesham R. and Sprenker, Collin and Bosco, Gerardo and Mangar, Devanand and Camporesi, Enrico M.",
volume="30",
number="5",
pages="1121-1123",
abstract="Drowning is a main cause of accidental death among children and adolescents worldwide. Ischemic electrocardiographic (ECG) changes are often encountered in victims of near drowning. We reviewed the literature for near drowning cases reporting ischemic ECG changes to study the underlying etiology for these findings. Among the 8 cases included in the analysis, ischemic ECG changes were due to takotsubo cardiomyopathy (in elderly cases especially females); coronary artery spasm (in younger cases); or hypothermia effect on ECG; and, to a lesser extent, myocardial ischemia resulting from occlusive coronary artery disease.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0883-9441",
doi="10.1016/j.jcrc.2015.05.028",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jcrc.2015.05.028"
}