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Case Reports
. 2024 Jan;28(1):65-67.
doi: 10.14744/AnatolJCardiol.2023.4000.

Acute Myocardial Infarction Caused by Suicidal Hanging Attempt

Ferit Onur Mutluer  1 , Emin Gökhan Gencer  2 , Dilan Karaçam  3 , Ömer Emanet  3 , Mehmet Ali Yücel  3
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Case Reports

Acute Myocardial Infarction Caused by Suicidal Hanging Attempt

Ferit Onur Mutluer et al. Anatol J Cardiol. 2024 Jan.
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Declaration of Interests: The authors have no conflict of interest to declare.

Figures

Figure 1.
Figure 1.
Picture of the patient taken after the hanging attempt in the emergency room (obtained with written permission).
Figure 2.
Figure 2.
Admission electrocardiogram demonstrating inferior myocardial infarction.
Figure 3.
Figure 3.
A. Right coronary artery before percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). B. After PCI.
Figure 4.
Figure 4.
Mechanism of myocardial infarction following suicidal hanging attemts.
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