Short communication
Scorpion Cardiotoxicity
Department of Med Hematology, Pathology, University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa
Received Date: June 18, 2019; Published Date: June 21, 2019
Synopsis
A range of cardiotoxic abnormalities occur in about one third to one half of patients with systemic envenomation, These effects include atrial tachycardia, ventricular extrasystoles, T-wave inversions, ST-T wave changes and less frequently, bundle branch block. Increased autonomic stimulation caused by increased vagal effects on the heart and sympathetic stimulation are the probable cause of these effects.
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