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Hypothermia resulting in characteristic ECG changes mimicking an acute myocardial infarction: Osborn waves and atrial fibrillation

Hypothermia can cause several ECG changes which can be mistaken for other cardiac diseases, most importantly acute transmural ischaemia. These ECG changes correlate strongly with the degree of hypothermia and the prognosis of the patient. This brief report presents a 32-year-old male who was seen af...

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Main Authors: Evertz, R., Ramachandran, K.R., Herrman, J.P.R., van der Wieken, L.R.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: 2005
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2497382/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25696444
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