Hanging-Associated Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction

BACKGROUNDS: Hanging injury is infrequent but its clinical course is usually devastating. Although hanging patients usually need cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), hangingassociated cardiovascular damage has not been fully established. The aim of this study was to evaluate the echocardiographic findings in patients with hanging injury. METHODS: We enrolled 25 patients (9 males, 33 ± 15 year-old) with hanging injury who performed echocardiography within 2 weeks after admission. Clinical, demographic and laboratory data and transthoracic echocardiographic findings were analyzed. RESULTS: Of those 25 patients, 8 patients (2 males, 34 ± 13 year-old) showed left ventricular (LV) systolic dysfunction (mean LVEF: 34 ± 16%). Global hypokinesia was presented in one patient. Apical ballooning with sparing of the basal segments was presented in 2 patients. Basal akinesia and apical hyperkinesia was presented in one patient. The other 4 patients showed regional wall motion abnormalities unmatched with coronary territories. The duration of suspension and the duration of CPR were not significantly different according to the presence of LVSD. CONCLUSION: This study show the echocardiographic findings in considerable numbers of patients with hanging injury for the first time. Variable patterns of LVSD were presented in the patients of haning injury.

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• 진, 우람

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• 신, 준한
• 대학원 의학과
• 201224384

• Hanging
• Hanging injury
• Left ventricular systolic dysfunction
• Echocardiography
• 목맴
• 목맴 손상
• 좌심실 기능 이상
• 심초음파

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en

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oai:repository.ajou.ac.kr:201003/10926