A 73-year-old woman with depressive disorder was found unconscious at home by her daughter, and was admitted to our hospital. On admission, her body temperature was 28.0. Electrocardiogram (ECG) showed sinus bradycardia and prolonged QT interval (Picture 1 left panel). Prominent J wave was found in leads V3-6 (1). The small notch in leads I, III, AVL and V2 was also indicative of J wave (arrows...

INTRODUCTION During therapeutic hypothermia (TH), electrocardiographic (ECG) abnormalities such as Osborn waves and/or ST-segment elevation have been described. However, the incidence and prognostic value of these ECG changes are uncertain given the small-scale studies that have been carried out to date. The aim of this study is to further evaluate the electrocardiographic changes during TH. ...

Hospital Physician September 2007 15 E lectrocardiography is a valuable, noninvasive graphical representation of the heart’s electrical activity. Augustus D. Waller, a physiologist from London, published a description of the first human electrocardiogram (ECG) in 1887,1 and since then, the ECG has evolved as a useful tool in diagnosing coronary artery disease, rhythm abnormalities, and certain ...

A young woman who sustained severe head trauma presented to the operating room for emergent surgical intervention. Her electrocardiogram (ECG) exhibited signs of myocardial ischemia, which resolved several days postoperatively. ECG changes suggestive of cardiac pathology can be associated with intracranial pathology, most notably subarachnoid hemorrhage. Delay of operative therapy may have cata...

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