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electrical injury injury cause of congestive heart failure
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electrical injury injury cause of congestive heart failure
by mike-kent, Jul 20, 1998 12:00AM
I am an attorney who has a client who developed congestive heart failure , dilated cardiomyopathy. Received severe electrical shock 1 year prior to hospitalization for CHF but had symptoms starting after shock. Interested in any opinions, literature re electrical shock as cause cardiomypoathy . Also risk factors of smoking effect on cardiomyopathy when arteriograms normal. Finally is it correct that obesity usually leads to right side heart failure. Thanks for help.
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Dear Mike:
I have never heard of electrical injury as a cause of dilated cardiomyopathy. Smoking can contribute to any cardiomyopathy and your client should stop smoking. Obesity can lead to either right or left sided heart failure.
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