Abstract
We describe a patient with thrombocytopenia who developed episodes of dyspnoea due to recurrent cardiac arrhythmia. Necropsy revealed that the apparent mechanism was extensive myocardial haemorrhage.
Full text
PDF
Images in this article
Selected References
These references are in PubMed. This may not be the complete list of references from this article.
- Hudson R. E. Surgical pathology of the conducting system of the heart. Br Heart J. 1967 Sep;29(5):646–670. doi: 10.1136/hrt.29.5.646. [DOI] [PMC free article] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
- JAMES T. N., REYNOLDS E. W., Jr PATHOLOGY OF THE CARDIAC CONDUCTION SYSTEM IN A CASE OF DIPHTHERIA ASSOCIATED WITH ATRIAL ARRHYTHMIAS AND HEART BLOCK. Circulation. 1963 Aug;28:263–267. doi: 10.1161/01.cir.28.2.263. [DOI] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
- Menzies R. C. Cardiac contusion: a review. Med Sci Law. 1978 Jan;18(1):3–12. doi: 10.1177/002580247801800102. [DOI] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
- Roberts W. C., Bodey G. P., Wertlake P. T. The heart in acute leukemia. A study of 420 autopsy cases. Am J Cardiol. 1968 Mar;21(3):388–412. doi: 10.1016/0002-9149(68)90143-4. [DOI] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
- Tung K. S., James T. N., Effler D. B., McCormack L. J. Injury of the sinus node in open-heart operations. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 1967 Jun;53(6):814–829. [PubMed] [Google Scholar]