title: A bizarre electrocardiographic pattern due to chronic lithium therapy.
abstract: Cardiotoxicity that results from lithium overdose is uncommon and electrocardiographic (ECG) changes are rarely reported. However, some authors have specifically reported the occurrence of ischemic ECG changes due to a lithium overdose. This article describes a case that is demonstrating ECG changes that mimic inferior myocardial infarction during the course of chronic lithium treatment and showing QTc prolongation in this patient. The patients' ECG changes were partially recovered after hemodialysis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Selcuk University, Konya, Turkey.
authors.forename: Mehmet
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kayrak
authors.forename: Cetin
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Duman
authors.forename: Enes Elvin
authors.initials: EE
authors.lastname: Gul
authors.forename: Osman
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Sonmez
authors.forename: Zeynettin
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Kaya
authors.forename: Hatem
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ari
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D018692:Antimanic Agents / Q000506:poisoning*; D001714:Bipolar Disorder / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy*; D003221:Confusion / Q000139:chemically induced; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004244:Dizziness / Q000139:chemically induced; D062787:Drug Overdose / Q000175:diagnosis; D004562:Electrocardiography / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D006339:Heart Rate / Q000187:drug effects; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000150:complications; D008094:Lithium / Q000506:poisoning*
chemical_list: D018692:Antimanic Agents; D008094:Lithium