ECG changes in response to diuresis in an ambulatory patient with congestive heart failure.
This case report describes an ambulatory patient with congestive heart failure and peripheral edema who lost 18 lb in response to enhanced diuresis over the course of 1 week. The ECG showed increases in the amplitude of P waves, QRS complexes, and T waves; the duration of P waves, QRS complexes, and QT intervals; and the dispersion of P and QT. The clinical implications of these ECG changes are discussed.
Madias
John E
JE
Mount Sinai School of Medicine of New York University, New York, NY, USA.
D000553:Ambulatory Care; D001145:Arrhythmias, Cardiac / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology*; D004231:Diuresis / Q000502:physiology*; D004232:Diuretics / Q000009:adverse effects*; D004562:Electrocardiography; D005260:Female; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D013997:Time Factors; D015431:Weight Loss / Q000502:physiology
D004232:Diuretics