title: Electrocardiographic artifact corrected with intravenous nitroglycerin.
abstract: A number of conditions can cause ST segment changes exclusive of myocardial ischemia, and nitroglycerin has been administered in such cases. We report a case of artifactual ST depression that was managed with intravenous nitroglycerin. In this case, the cause of the ECG artifact might have been the apical heartbeat.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology, University of Tsukuba, Japan.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sato
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Tomizawa
mesh_terms: D016477:Artifacts; D004562:Electrocardiography; D006801:Humans; D007275:Injections, Intravenous; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D005996:Nitroglycerin / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*
chemical_list: D005996:Nitroglycerin