Shoshin Beriberi and Severe Accidental Hypothermia as Causes of Heart Failure in a 6-Year-Old Child: A Case Report and Brief Review of Literature

• Main Authors: Alfredo Vicinanza (Author), Corinne De Laet (Author), Shancy Rooze (Author), Ariane Willems (Author), Xavier Beretta-Piccoli (Author), Daphné Vens (Author), Cédric Voglet (Author), Caroline Jacquemart (Author), Martial Massin (Author), Dominique Biarent (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
• Online Access: Connect to this object online.

Severe accidental hypothermia has been demonstrated to affect ventricular systolic and diastolic functions, and rewarming might be responsible of cardiovascular collapse. Until now, there have been only a few reports on severe accidental hypothermia, none of which involved children. Herein, we descr...