Electrocardiographic issues related to action potential phases 1 and 2 on the occasion of a case of accidental mild hypothermia.
A 29-year-old man was accidentally exposed to cold and his mild hypothermia uniquely resulted in the transient exaggeration of his normothermic electrocardiographic findings, which were consistent with early repolarization. A unifying concept of clinical entities with similar J wave and ST segment elevation (J-ST syndrome) is proposed.
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D000059:Accidents; D000200:Action Potentials / Q000502:physiology; D000328:Adult; D001831:Body Temperature; D003080:Cold Temperature / Q000009:adverse effects*; D004562:Electrocardiography; D006801:Humans; D007035:Hypothermia / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D008297:Male; D020127:Recovery of Function; D012720:Severity of Illness Index