Spontaneous Sinus Conversion of Permanent Atrial Fibrillation During Treatment of Hyperkalemia
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Hyperkalemia is a common adverse effect of treatment for heart failure and is associated with high mortality and morbidity. The cardiac manifestations of hyperkalemia include various electrocardiogram changes. We describe a case of a 74-year-old woman with heart failure and permanent atrial fibrillation who reverted to normal sinus rhythm during recovery from hyperkalemia.
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Electrocardiographic diagnosis of hyperkalemia in the presence of ventricular pacing and atrial fibrillation.
H yperkalemia has several electrophysiologic effects on cardiac tissues that allow for its ready detection on a standard electrocardiogram. The diagnosis is easiest when the baseline tracing is normal with sinus rhythm and a normal QRS duration. We report this case of hyperkalemia which was diagnosed in the presence of ventricular pacing and atrial fibrillation and which resulted in the convers...
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