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Atrial fibrillation and electrical appliance injury
P Shoenfeld1, J Rupp, R W Savage
1Naval Hospital, Portsmouth, VA 23708.
Military Medicine
|May 1, 1991
Summary
Low tension electrical injuries, even from household appliances like toasters, can cause atrial fibrillation. This case highlights the importance of considering electrical shock as a cause for cardiac arrhythmias, which are often transient.
Area of Science:
- Cardiology
- Electrophysiology
- Toxicology
Background:
- Electrical injuries, both high and low tension, are known to cause electrocardiographic changes and cardiac arrhythmias.
- However, a direct association between low-tension electrical injury from household appliances and atrial fibrillation has not been frequently reported in recent literature.