A female patient with hypokalaemia-induced J wave syndrome
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A female patient with hypokalaemia-induced J wave syndrome
RATIONALE Prominent J waves can be seen in life-threatening cardiac arrhythmias such as Brugada syndrome, early repolarization syndrome, and ventricular fibrillation. We herein present an unusual case report of hypokalemia-induced J wave syndrome and ST (a part of ECG) segment elevation. PATIENTS CONCERNS A 52-year-old woman with chief complaints of chest pain for 2 hours and diarrhea showed ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Medicine
سال: 2017
ISSN: 0025-7974
DOI: 10.1097/md.0000000000008098