Electrocardiographic landmarks of hypothermia

Kardiol Pol. 2013;71(11):1188-9. doi: 10.5603/KP.2013.0302.

Abstract

We present the cases of two patients with hypothermia, with a detailed description of electrocardiographic changes associated with hypothermia. In both cases, J wave was initially misdiagnosed as left bundle branch block (LBBB). We discuss the differentiation of J wave from LBBB.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Atrial Fibrillation / diagnosis*
  • Atrial Fibrillation / etiology*
  • Bundle-Branch Block / diagnosis
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Diagnostic Errors
  • Electrocardiography*
  • Humans
  • Hypothermia / complications*
  • Male
  • Middle Aged