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Cardiac complication after experimental human malaria infection: a case report

An-Emmie Nieman1, Quirijn de Mast2, Meta Roestenberg1, Jorien Wiersma1, Gheorghe Pop3, Anton Stalenhoef3, Pierre Druilhe4, Robert Sauerwein1* and André van der Ven3

Author Affiliations

1 Department of Medical Microbiology, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands

2 Department of General Internal Medicine, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands

3 Department of Cardiology, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands

4 Unité de Parasitologie Biomédicale, Institut Pasteur, Paris, France

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Malaria Journal 2009, 8:277 doi:10.1186/1475-2875-8-277

Published: 3 December 2009

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Additional file 1:

Electrocardiogram showing the electrocardiograms previous to admission (number 1, 05 Sept 2007), whilst having oppressive, non-radiating pain on the chest (number 2, 28 Feb 2008 8:26 hrs) and after treatment (number 3, 28 Feb 2008 21:06 hrs and number 4, 03 March 2008).

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Electrocardiogram showing the electrocardiograms previous to admission (number 1, 05 Sept 2007), whilst having oppressive, non-radiating pain on the chest (number 2, 28 Feb 2008 8:26 hrs) and after treatment (number 3, 28 Feb 2008 21:06 hrs and number 4, 03 March 2008).

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Electrocardiogram showing the electrocardiograms previous to admission (number 1, 05 Sept 2007), whilst having oppressive, non-radiating pain on the chest (number 2, 28 Feb 2008 8:26 hrs) and after treatment (number 3, 28 Feb 2008 21:06 hrs and number 4, 03 March 2008).

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Electrocardiogram showing the electrocardiograms previous to admission (number 1, 05 Sept 2007), whilst having oppressive, non-radiating pain on the chest (number 2, 28 Feb 2008 8:26 hrs) and after treatment (number 3, 28 Feb 2008 21:06 hrs and number 4, 03 March 2008).

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Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Images. MRI images (file MRI.gif), showing the MRI image made ten months after the event. Late contrast enhanced pictures show a small, patchy staining sub-epicardial laterally and postero-laterally and slight staining spots on the infero-septal - inferior border.

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