Acute Heart Failure in a Healthy Young Patient after Severe Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
  • Christos E Lampropoulos
    Department of Internal Medicine, Panarcadian General Hospital, Tripoli, Greece
  • Evagelia Sklavou
    Intensive Care Unit, General Hospital of Pyrgos, Pyrgos, Greece
  • Charalampos Anastogiannis
    Intensive Care Unit, General Hospital of Pyrgos, Pyrgos, Greece
  • Vasiliki Papanikolaou
    Department of Internal Medicine, Panarcadian General Hospital, Tripoli, Greece
  • Dimitris Tsilivarakis
    Department of Internal Medicine, Panarcadian General Hospital, Tripoli, Greece
  • Vasilis Vasiliou
    Department of Internal Medicine, Panarcadian General Hospital, Tripoli, Greece
  • Ioanna Papaioannou
    Department of Internal Medicine, Panarcadian General Hospital, Tripoli, Greece

Keywords

Carbon monoxide poisoning, acute heart failure, echocardiography, intensive care unit, hyperbaric oxygen therapy

Abstract

Introduction: Carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning may cause severe cellular hypoxia.
Materials and methods: A 28-year-old male presented reduced levels of consciousness and dyspnoea after CO exposure. Clinical examination revealed tachypnoea, bilateral rales, dilated jugular veins and confusion. Troponin I, lactate and carboxyhaemoglobin levels were increased. Thoracic X-ray depicted pulmonary oedema and an echocardiogram, severe heart failure (HF; EF<25%). He was intubated due to clinical deterioration.
Results: He remained intubated for 5 days with excellent improvement of left ventricular function (EF>55%). He was discharged 1 week later with full recovery.
Discussion: Acute HF is a rare serious complication of CO poisoning, even in healthy young individuals.

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    Published: 2019-12-09
    Issue: Vol 6 No 12 (view)

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    Lampropoulos CE, Sklavou E, Anastogiannis C, Papanikolaou V, Tsilivarakis D, Vasiliou V, Papaioannou I. Acute Heart Failure in a Healthy Young Patient after Severe Carbon Monoxide Poisoning. EJCRIM 2019;6 doi:10.12890/2019_001340.