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ST-Segment Elevation: One Sign, Many Shadows

ST-segment elevation in patients sedated with propofol may be a sign of imminent malignant arrhythmias. Although propofol infusion syndrome-electrocardiographic abnormalities are usually described as Brugada-pattern, in unique cases nearly ubiquitous and extensive J-point and ST-segment elevation ma...

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Autores principales: Bergonti, Marco, Saenen, Johan, Heidbuchel, Hein, Sarkozy, Andrea
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8414421/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34505070
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jaccas.2021.05.023
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author Bergonti, Marco
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description ST-segment elevation in patients sedated with propofol may be a sign of imminent malignant arrhythmias. Although propofol infusion syndrome-electrocardiographic abnormalities are usually described as Brugada-pattern, in unique cases nearly ubiquitous and extensive J-point and ST-segment elevation may be observed. These patients should undergo an ajmaline test following recovery. (Level of Difficulty: Beginner.)
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spelling pubmed-84144212021-09-08 ST-Segment Elevation: One Sign, Many Shadows Bergonti, Marco Saenen, Johan Heidbuchel, Hein Sarkozy, Andrea JACC Case Rep Ecg Teaching Competition ST-segment elevation in patients sedated with propofol may be a sign of imminent malignant arrhythmias. Although propofol infusion syndrome-electrocardiographic abnormalities are usually described as Brugada-pattern, in unique cases nearly ubiquitous and extensive J-point and ST-segment elevation may be observed. These patients should undergo an ajmaline test following recovery. (Level of Difficulty: Beginner.) Elsevier 2021-09-01 /pmc/articles/PMC8414421/ /pubmed/34505070 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jaccas.2021.05.023 Text en © 2021 The Authors https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8414421/
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