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Erschienen in: Wiener klinische Wochenschrift 15-16/2014

01.08.2014 | case report

Life-threatening heat stroke presenting with ST elevations: a report of consecutive cases during the heat wave in Austria in July 2013

verfasst von: Dr. Elisabeth Lassnig, Patrick Dinkhauser, Edwin Maurer, Bernd Eber

Erschienen in: Wiener klinische Wochenschrift | Ausgabe 15-16/2014

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Summary

Heat stroke is a life-threatening condition due to an acute thermoregulatory failure during exposure to high environmental temperatures. We report a series of four cases (three exertional, one classic heat stroke) during the heat wave of July 2013 in Austria. All of them presented with a core temperature > 41 °C, central nervous dysfunction, acute respiratory and renal failure, disseminated intravascular coagulation, rhabdomyolysis, and severe electrocardiographic changes, two cases even mimicking ST-elevation myocardial infarction. The patients were cooled to normal temperature with the “Arctic sun” external cooling system within hours. Electrocardiographic changes resolved quickly. All patients primarily recovered from multiple organ dysfunction and could be discharged from intensive care unit. Unfortunately, the two elder patients died 1 week and 5 weeks later because of late complications.
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Metadaten
Titel
Life-threatening heat stroke presenting with ST elevations: a report of consecutive cases during the heat wave in Austria in July 2013
verfasst von
Dr. Elisabeth Lassnig
Patrick Dinkhauser
Edwin Maurer
Bernd Eber
Publikationsdatum
01.08.2014
Verlag
Springer Vienna
Erschienen in
Wiener klinische Wochenschrift / Ausgabe 15-16/2014
Print ISSN: 0043-5325
Elektronische ISSN: 1613-7671
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00508-014-0531-7

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