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ArticleEuropean heart journal. Case reports2023

Gas in the myocardium: a fatal presentation of

Hafiz Muhammad Waqas Khan, Amman Yousaf, Muhammad Ahmad, Hameem U Changezi

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Article in European heart journal. Case reports, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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2citing papers in PubMed
0.2field-weighted citation impact, top 47% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed, 2 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Hafiz Muhammad Waqas KhanDepartment of Cardiovascular Disease, Michigan State University/McLaren, Flint, MI 48532, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9671-3261
Amman YousafDepartment of Internal Medicine, Michigan State University/McLaren, Flint, MI 48532, USA.
Muhammad AhmadDepartment of Internal Medicine, Michigan State University/McLaren, Flint, MI 48532, USA.
Hameem U ChangeziDepartment of Cardiovascular Disease, Michigan State University/McLaren, Flint, MI 48532, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5877-4725
McLaren Regional Medical Center · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: Case Summary: A 52-year-old male presented to the emergency department with chest pain and exertional dyspnoea for three days. The patient was haemodynamically stable initially, and the physical examination was unremarkable. Initial laboratory workup revealed elevated D-dimer and troponin levels. Computerized tomography (CT) of the chest was negative for pulmonary embolism but showed a hypodense focus in the cardiac silhouette. Acute coronary syndrome protocol was initiated; however, invasive cardiac workup was negative. The patient had rapid clinical deterioration with development of respiratory failure, shock, and multiorgan failure within 24 h. A transesophageal echocardiogram demonstrated an abnormal echogenic focus, corresponding to CT chest area. Despite aggressive treatment, the patient passed away within 36 h. Later, the patient's blood culture grew Discussion: Unlike other reported cases of

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Case reportClostridium perfringensEmphysematousGas gangreneMyocardial abscess

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PMID36727135
PMCPMC9879835
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