Open AccessMyocardial Injury and Long-term Mortality Following Moderate to Severe Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
Author(s) -
Christopher R. Henry,
Daniel Satran,
Bruce R. Lindgren,
Cheryl Adkinson,
Caren I. Nicholson,
Timothy D. Henry
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
jama
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.688
H-Index - 680
eISSN - 1538-3598
pISSN - 0098-7484
DOI - 10.1001/jama.295.4.398
Subject(s) - medicine , carbon monoxide poisoning , hazard ratio , co poisoning , prospective cohort study , poison control , creatine kinase , confidence interval , emergency medicine , biochemistry , chemistry , catalysis
Carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning is a common cause of toxicological morbidity and mortality. Myocardial injury is a frequent consequence of moderate to severe CO poisoning. While the in-hospital mortality for these patients is low, the long-term outcome of myocardial injury in this setting is unknown.
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