title: Electrocardiographic changes caused by lithium intoxication in an elderly patient.
abstract: Lithium intoxication can cause serious cardiac toxicity and is associated with electrocardiogram (ECG) changes. This paper described a case of a 76-year-old man who was lithium intoxicated and showed a variety of ECG abnormalities including sinus bradycardia, rapid atrial fibrillation, second-degree atrioventricular block and T wave changes. We monitored his ECGs during the after 3 days consecutively. After hemodialysis, his ECG abnormalities partially eased along with his serum lithium concentration decreased.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, 310009 Hangzhou, Zhejiang China.
authors.forename: Yiping
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, 310009 Hangzhou, Zhejiang China.
authors.forename: Leilei
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Zheng
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, 310009 Hangzhou, Zhejiang China.
authors.forename: Weibo
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, 310009 Hangzhou, Zhejiang China.
authors.forename: Huichun
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Li
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, 310009 Hangzhou, Zhejiang China.
authors.forename: Shaohua
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yu
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, 310009 Hangzhou, Zhejiang China.
authors.forename: Qiaozhen
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, 310009 Hangzhou, Zhejiang China.
authors.forename: Bin
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Pan
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, 310009 Hangzhou, Zhejiang China.
authors.forename: Hualiang
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yu
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, 310009 Hangzhou, Zhejiang China.
authors.forename: Risheng
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Yu
keywords: Arrhythmia; Electrocardiography; Intoxication; Lithium