T wave inversion associated with severe theophylline toxicity.
Adverse cardiovascular effects are commonly seen in severe theophylline poisoning. Primary ST-T wave changes have not been described previously. We report T wave inversion associated with severe theophylline toxicity in a 33-year-old woman with no evidence of organic heart disease. The T wave inversion resolved after treatment. Physicians should be alerted to possible T wave abnormalities in patients with severe theophylline poisoning.
Kolander
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Department of Medicine, Hahnemann University Hospital, Philadelphia 19102.
Nydegger
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Porter
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D000328:Adult; D001145:Arrhythmias, Cardiac / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000175:diagnosis; D001249:Asthma / Q000188:drug therapy; D004562:Electrocardiography; D005260:Female; D006329:Heart Conduction System / Q000187:drug effects*; D006801:Humans; D013806:Theophylline / Q000506:poisoning* / Q000627:therapeutic use
D013806:Theophylline