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- Author
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Kamara, Achmed, Nijjer, Sukhjinder S., Ghosh, Arjun K., Grocott-Mason, Richard, and Dubrey, Simon
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MYOTONIA atrophica , *VENTRICULAR fibrillation , *CARDIAC arrest , *ELECTRIC countershock , *DIAGNOSIS , *PROGNOSIS - Abstract
The article discusses the clinical case of a 47-year-old bus driver who was diagnosed with myotonic dystrophy (MD) manifesting as an episode of ventricular fibrillation. The patient was admitted to a hospital following a cardiac arrest and was given direct current cardioversion (DCCV) for ventricular fibrillation (VF). Medical findings on the patient are described. Clinical information on MD is also given, including its physiologic manifestations, diagnosis and prognosis.
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- 2010