@article { author = {Azari, Ali and Bigdelu, Leila and Pishbin, Elham and Rohani, Atooshe}, title = {Acute Myocardial Infarction in a 17-Year-Old Boy Secondary to Lightning Strike}, journal = {Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Medicine}, volume = {1}, number = {3}, pages = {104-106}, year = {2013}, publisher = {Mashhad University of Medical Sciences}, issn = {2345-2447}, eissn = {2322-5750}, doi = {10.22038/jctm.2013.1895}, abstract = {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 typical example of “side splash”.}, keywords = {Lightening Injury,Myocardial infarction,Pericardial Effusion}, url = {https://jctm.mums.ac.ir/article_1895.html}, eprint = {https://jctm.mums.ac.ir/article_1895_068a592151c13f7817ab30cc9ecdbace.pdf} }