Lithium intoxication causing ST segment elevation and wandering atrial rhythms in an elderly patient.
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Lithium overdoses causing cardiotoxicity are uncommon and electrocardiographic changes suggesting myocardial ischemia are rare. However, some authors have specifically reported the occurrence of ischemic electrocardiography changes due to a lithium overdose. This paper describes a case where electrocardiography changes mimic inferior myocardial infarction during the course of chronic lithium treatment in an elderly patient. The patient's electrocardiography changes were partially resolved after hemodialysis.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Cardiology journal
دوره 17 4 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2010