Early Recognition of Electrocardiographic Lambda-Wave ST Elevation during Propofol Infusion Prevents Ventricular Tachyarrhythmia and Cardiac Arrest

Hsin-Ti Huang¹, Wei-Jhong Chen¹, Cheng-Hung Li^{1

2

3}, Jin-Long Huang^{1

2}, Yu-Cheng Hsieh^{1

2

3}, Tsu-Juey Wu^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Cardiovascular Center and Department of Internal Medicine, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung.
² Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Clinical Medicine, Cardiovascular Research Center, National Yang-Ming University School of Medicine, Taipei.
³ Department of Data Science and Big Data Analytics and Department of Financial Engineering, Providence University, Taichung, Taiwan.

Hsin-Ti Huang et al. Acta Cardiol Sin. 2020 Sep.

. 2020 Sep;36(5):517-519.

doi: 10.6515/ACS.202009_36(5).20200713A.

Hsin-Ti Huang¹, Wei-Jhong Chen¹, Cheng-Hung Li^{1

2

3}, Jin-Long Huang^{1

2}, Yu-Cheng Hsieh^{1

2

3}, Tsu-Juey Wu^{1

2}

¹ Cardiovascular Center and Department of Internal Medicine, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung.
² Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Clinical Medicine, Cardiovascular Research Center, National Yang-Ming University School of Medicine, Taipei.
³ Department of Data Science and Big Data Analytics and Department of Financial Engineering, Providence University, Taichung, Taiwan.

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