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Case Reports
. 2010 Dec;33(12):E87-8.
doi: 10.1002/clc.20380.

Extreme hypothermia

Jeremy M Parker  1 , Brian P Wall, Richard F Miller, Laszlo Littmann
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Case Reports

Extreme hypothermia

Jeremy M Parker et al. Clin Cardiol. 2010 Dec.

Abstract

The authors have no funding, financial relationships, or conflicts of interest to disclose.

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Figure 1
Figure 1
Electrocardiogram revealing probable atrial fibrillation with a ventricular rate of about 18 per minute. Note that there are only 3 QRS complexes in the entire 10‐second recording. Giant J waves or Osborn waves are consistent with severe hypothermia.
Figure 2
Figure 2
Electrocardiogram the next day shows resolution of atrial fibrillation, normalization of heart rate, trivial terminal notching of the QRS complexes in the inferolateral leads, and artifact.
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References

    1. Mattu A, Brady WJ, Perron AD. Electrocardiographic manifestations of hypothermia. Am J Emerg Med. 2002; 20(: 314–326. - PubMed

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