Cargando…
Memory T-Waves: An Uncharted Territory in T-Wave Inversions
T-wave inversions on electrocardiograms (ECGs) can present a diagnostic challenge due to their association with various underlying causes. One less-explored cause is memory T-waves, a phenomenon characterized by T-wave inversions, often seen in chest and inferior leads, following a period of abnorma...
Autores principales: | , , , , |
---|---|
Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
Publicado: |
Cureus
2023
|
Materias: | |
Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10667626/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/38022234 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.47620 |
_version_ | 1785139288810192896 |
---|---|
author | Malik, Munzir Farooqi, Muhammad S Karim, Rabail Khan, Saleem Rind, Irfan Ali |
author_facet | Malik, Munzir Farooqi, Muhammad S Karim, Rabail Khan, Saleem Rind, Irfan Ali |
author_sort | Malik, Munzir |
collection | PubMed |
description | T-wave inversions on electrocardiograms (ECGs) can present a diagnostic challenge due to their association with various underlying causes. One less-explored cause is memory T-waves, a phenomenon characterized by T-wave inversions, often seen in chest and inferior leads, following a period of abnormal ventricular conduction. In this case report, we discuss the intriguing case of an 80-year-old woman who recently underwent percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) for a myocardial infarction and subsequently developed memory T-waves. We are also discussing how important it can be to understand and recognize memory T-waves, as it will avoid further unnecessary tests and longer hospital stays. |
format | Online Article Text |
id | pubmed-10667626 |
institution | National Center for Biotechnology Information |
language | English |
publishDate | 2023 |
publisher | Cureus |
record_format | MEDLINE/PubMed |
spelling | pubmed-106676262023-10-25 Memory T-Waves: An Uncharted Territory in T-Wave Inversions Malik, Munzir Farooqi, Muhammad S Karim, Rabail Khan, Saleem Rind, Irfan Ali Cureus Cardiology T-wave inversions on electrocardiograms (ECGs) can present a diagnostic challenge due to their association with various underlying causes. One less-explored cause is memory T-waves, a phenomenon characterized by T-wave inversions, often seen in chest and inferior leads, following a period of abnormal ventricular conduction. In this case report, we discuss the intriguing case of an 80-year-old woman who recently underwent percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) for a myocardial infarction and subsequently developed memory T-waves. We are also discussing how important it can be to understand and recognize memory T-waves, as it will avoid further unnecessary tests and longer hospital stays. Cureus 2023-10-25 /pmc/articles/PMC10667626/ /pubmed/38022234 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.47620 Text en Copyright © 2023, Malik et al. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. |
spellingShingle | Cardiology Malik, Munzir Farooqi, Muhammad S Karim, Rabail Khan, Saleem Rind, Irfan Ali Memory T-Waves: An Uncharted Territory in T-Wave Inversions |
title | Memory T-Waves: An Uncharted Territory in T-Wave Inversions |
title_full | Memory T-Waves: An Uncharted Territory in T-Wave Inversions |
title_fullStr | Memory T-Waves: An Uncharted Territory in T-Wave Inversions |
title_full_unstemmed | Memory T-Waves: An Uncharted Territory in T-Wave Inversions |
title_short | Memory T-Waves: An Uncharted Territory in T-Wave Inversions |
title_sort | memory t-waves: an uncharted territory in t-wave inversions |
topic | Cardiology |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10667626/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/38022234 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.47620 |
work_keys_str_mv | AT malikmunzir memorytwavesanunchartedterritoryintwaveinversions AT farooqimuhammads memorytwavesanunchartedterritoryintwaveinversions AT karimrabail memorytwavesanunchartedterritoryintwaveinversions AT khansaleem memorytwavesanunchartedterritoryintwaveinversions AT rindirfanali memorytwavesanunchartedterritoryintwaveinversions |