Giant J (Osborn) Wave due to Bonsai Abuse: Comments on Clinical Practice

BACKGROUND: Osborn wave, typically associated with hypothermia, is currently referred to as one of the J wave syndromes due to its clinical potential to develop lethal cardiac arrhythmia; it may rarely be observed in a non-hypothermic setting such as cannabis abuse. CASE REPORT: In this paper, we pr...

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Autores principales: Yalçın, Murat, Aparcı, Mustafa, Eroğlu, Murat, Işılak, Zafer, Özmen, Namık
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Galenos Publishing 2017
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5322511/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28251030
http://dx.doi.org/10.4274/balkanmedj.2015.1233
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Sumario:BACKGROUND: Osborn wave, typically associated with hypothermia, is currently referred to as one of the J wave syndromes due to its clinical potential to develop lethal cardiac arrhythmia; it may rarely be observed in a non-hypothermic setting such as cannabis abuse. CASE REPORT: In this paper, we presented two young cases who presented to the emergency services with unconsciousness, drowsiness, and hypoxia, and also J wave on electrocardiography (ECG) due to Bonsai abuse. CONCLUSION: Osborn wave may be a significant criterion to initiate close monitoring in a coronary care unit, with supportive treatment and mechanical ventilation as necessary in those patients who abuse Bonsai.

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