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. 2017;8(4):310-312.
doi: 10.5847/wjem.j.1920-8642.2017.04.013.

Case of morphine-induced ventricular fibrillation

Roman Skulec  1   2   3 , Jitka Callerova  2 , Jiri Knor  2   4 , Petr Ostadal  5 , Petr Kmonicek  5 , Vladimir Cerny  1   3   6   7
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Case of morphine-induced ventricular fibrillation

Roman Skulec et al. World J Emerg Med. 2017.
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Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
Pre-hospital ECG of the patient, recorded after the first episode of ventricular fibrillation. ST segment elevations in the leads V1, V2, V3, QS wave in the leads V1, V2. PQ interval 200 ms, QRS complex 90 ms, QTc interval 400 ms.
Figure 2
Figure 2
Percutaneous coronary intervention procedure of the presented case. A: Diagnostic coronary angiography of the left coronary artery in left anterior oblique view. “X” shows critical stenosis of septal perforator artery with faint and delayed antegrade coronary flow beyond the occlusion with incomplete filling of the distal coronary bed. B: Coronary angiography after percutaneous balloon coronary angioplasty of culprit lesion with normal flow which fills distal coronary bed completely.
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