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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
8
pubmed:dateCreated
2000-9-14
pubmed:abstractText
A 36-year-old woman without overt coronary risk factors was admitted to hospital with coma about 9 hours after mass self-injection of insulin (1,500 units). Laboratory investigation revealed severe hypoglycemia and hyperinsulinemia. During the treatment of her hypoglycemia, circulatory collapse occurred. The ECG, echocardiogram, and elevation in troponin T suggested a diagnosis of myocardial infarction. Although the patient became apallic and developed systemic spasticity due to hypoglycemic brain damage, her hemodynamics improved with supportive care alone. Coronary angiography and myocardial scintigraphy performed later demonstrated a broad area of myocardial damage despite intact coronary artery circulation. The authors hypothesize that temporary coronary arterial narrowing or coronary arterial vasospasm induced by severe hyperinsulinemia contributed to the pathogenesis of the myocardial infarction. The possibility of myocardial infarction should be considered in patients with acute insulin poisoning.
pubmed:commentsCorrections
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Aug
pubmed:issn
0003-3197
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
51
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
689-93
pubmed:dateRevised
2011-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2000
pubmed:articleTitle
Myocardial infarction with acute insulin poisoning--a case report.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, School of Medicine, Kitasato University, Sagamihara, Kanagawa, Japan.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports