Pathophysiology, clinics, diagnosis and treatment of heart involvement in carbon monoxide poisoning

►Carbon monoxide is the leading cause of unintentional poisoning. ►This compound binds to hemoglobin and reduces oxygen delivery to the tissues. ►Myocardial injury is also caused by specific cellular or subcellular mechanisms. ►Heart involvement includes cardiomyopathies, myocardial infarction, arrhythmias. ►Highly sensitive troponin immunoassays may be useful for early triage of patients.