Wilderness Cardiology: A Case of Envenomation-Associated Cardiotoxicity Following a Rattlesnake Bite

Justin Slade; Alexandru Baja; Ajlan Al Zaki; Paul Auerbach; Fatima Rodriguez

doi:10.1007/s40119-021-00215-9

Wilderness Cardiology: A Case of Envenomation-Associated Cardiotoxicity Following a Rattlesnake Bite

Justin Slade, Alexandru Baja, Ajlan Al Zaki, Paul Auerbach, Fatima Rodriguez

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Abstract

Cardiac injury is infrequently described as a complication of snake bite envenomation. We present the case of a 62-year-old male with shortness of breath, right lower extremity edema, and elevated cardiac troponin 6 days after a Northern Pacific rattlesnake bite.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	271-276
Number of pages	6
Journal	Cardiology and Therapy
Volume	10
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s40119-021-00215-9
State	Published - Jun 2021
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Envenomation
Rattlesnake bite
Thrombocytopenia
Troponin elevation
Venom-induced cardiotoxicity

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Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine

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