Volume 114, Nº 6, June 2020
DOI: https://doi.org/10.36660/abc.20200081
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Hypothermia-Induced Electrocardiographic Changes
Ana Marques
Daniel Caldeira
Alexandra Briosa
Isabel João
Hélder Pereira
Figure 1 – Panel A) Electrocardiogram (ECG) showing hypothermia-induced ECG changes: sinus bradycardia, 1st grade atrioventricular block, long corrected QT interval, and Osborn waves at the end of QRS complexes (arrowheads). Panel B) The ECG after warming the patient showing resolution of hypothermia-induced ECG changes.
Keywords: Bradycardia; Atrioventricular Block; Electrocardiography/ methods; Hypothermia; Osborn Waves.