Southern medical journal
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Electrical injuries may occur from high or low voltage contact. Low voltage injuries usually occur in the home, tetany may lead to sustained contact, and dangerous cardiac disturbances often result. ⋯ Electrical injury more closely resembles a crush injury than a thermal injury and is managed accordingly. External manifestations often belie the severity of deeper wounds.
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Southern medical journal · Dec 2000
Comparative StudyCoronary angioplasty in black and white patients: demographic characteristics and outcomes.
Percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA) is an effective means of revascularization, but differences may exist in application and outcomes for patient subgroups. Few data compare PTCA in black and white patients. ⋯ At our center, black patients have success rates, in-hospital outcomes, and long-term survival after PTCA similar to those of white patients, though event-free survival was lower in blacks.