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. 2010 Jun;27(2):241-4.
doi: 10.1055/s-0030-1253520.

Hyperkalemia, Bradycardia, and Cardiac Arrest during Percutaneous Declotting of an Arteriovenous Graft

Charles Wiltrout  1
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Hyperkalemia, Bradycardia, and Cardiac Arrest during Percutaneous Declotting of an Arteriovenous Graft

Charles Wiltrout. Semin Intervent Radiol. 2010 Jun.
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Figure 1
Figure 1
Two representative patients with serum potassium levels (in mEq/L) and associated electrocardiograms (EKGs). In both patients, observed hyperkalemic EKG changes include peaking of the T waves, QRS widening, lengthening of the PR interval, and flattening of the P wave. Note in patient No. 1 that EKG changes resolve despite persistent elevated serum potassium.
Figure 2
Figure 2
Brief management algorithm for hyperkalemia. EKG, electrocardiogram.
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