Journal:
:journal of cardio-thoracic medicine
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ali azari cardiac surgeon, cardiovascular research center, ghaem hospital school of medicine, mashhad university of medical science, mashhad, iran
leila bigdelu cardiologist. cardiovascular research center. ghaem hospital school of medicine. mashhad university of medical science. mashhad ,iran
elham pishbin specialist in emergency medicine, emergency medicine department, imam reza hospital, mashhad university of medical science, mashhad,
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atooshe rohani cardiologist, cardiovascular research center, ghaem hospital school of medicine. mashhad university of medical science, mashhad ,iran
although lightning is an uncommon phenomenon in nature; it can cause many destructive incidents. in the event of a lightning strike, multiple organs particularly the cardiovascular systems are at risk of injury. short-term mortality depends on its cardiac effects. in this paper, the authors report the development of myocardial infarction and pericardial effusion after lightning injury, a typica...