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Med Int Mex 2018; 34 (2)

J wave syndrome in a patient with electrical burn. Causality or coincidence?

Carrillo-Esper R, Díaz Ponce-Medrano JA, Carillo-Córdova JR, Carrillo-Córdova DM, Carrillo-Córdova CA

Language: Spanish
References: 24
Page: 327-334
PDF size: 524.40 Kb.


ABSTRACT

Heart is one of the most vulnerable organs in electrical injury. Various arrhytmias and electrocardiographic manifestations develop at the time of injury, these include asystole, ventricular fibrillation, QTprolongation, right bundle branch block, complete AV block, auricular fibrillation, bradicardia and ventricular extrasystoles. J wave syndrome is a spectrum of electrical cardiac alterations appearance of J waves (Osborn wave) with a risk of ventricular fibrillation. These entities share a similar ionic and cellular basis, risk factors and similar outcomes. The aim of this report is to describe a 23-year old patient who developed J wave syndrome associated to electrical injury, its causality or fortuity and review the literature related to this interesting electrocardiographic entity.


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