Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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3113784 | Medicina Intensiva | 2006 | 6 Pages |
Abstract
This myocardial dysfunction, which could affect critically ill neurological patients, has traits similar to stunned myocardium generated in coronary patients since: a) it is generally associated to electrocardiographic changes, b) it can be accompanied by segmental contractility disorders and even c) it may be accompanied by a certain increase of cardiac biomarkers. Although its etiopathogeny is unknown, it could be related with the severity of the primary neurological disease. Its prophylaxis and prognosis are also unknown. It could be related with neurogenic edema, with hemodynamic instability, and could also play a very important role in brain death and in organ donation.
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Authors
M. Ruiz Bailén, L. Rucabado Aguilar, A. López MartÃnez,