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View larger version (97K): [in this window] [in a new window]   A 50-year-old woman suddenly became unconscious during her birthday celebration; there was no measurable pulse or blood pressure. Breathing and circulation returned spontaneously within a few minutes, but the exact time was unknown. On admission, she was comatose with bilateral dilated pupils and pronated limbs. Electrocardiography revealed signs of acute inferior myocardial ischemia and sinus tachycardia. The creatine kinase level was 770 U per liter; the level of the MB isoenzyme of creatine kinase was 44 U per liter; and the troponin T level was 0.65 per liter. A computed tomographic (CT) scan of the brain obtained one hour after . . . [Full Text of this Article]

 

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