ROMANO-WARD SYNDROME ASSOCIATED WITH TU ELECTRICAL ALTERNANS

A case o f the electrical alternans of t he TU wave and peri odic nega t ive U wave associated with c l ini cal symptoms , e lectrocardi ographic a nd postmortem findi ng s o f Romano- Ward Syndrome has been pres ented. No e lec ~ r o l y te d ist urbance was found t o be r esponsible for t his exce...

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Main Authors: DJAWAN, S, SHAFAYAN, B
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 1981-05-01
Series:Acta Medica Iranica
Online Access:http://journals.tums.ac.ir/PdfMed.aspx?pdf_med=/upload_files/pdf/5118.pdf&manuscript_id=5118
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description A case o f the electrical alternans of t he TU wave and peri odic nega t ive U wave associated with c l ini cal symptoms , e lectrocardi ographic a nd postmortem findi ng s o f Romano- Ward Syndrome has been pres ented. No e lec ~ r o l y te d ist urbance was found t o be r esponsible for t his exceptional l y rare situation . Changes i n A-V conduct i on and left bu n• d Ie branch block could be a t tributed to the d i f f use c or onary s clero sis and s ubs equent i schemia in the myocardial c onduction t.issues . The e lectrical alternans of t he U wave or TU complex of the e lectrocardiogram i s an exceeding ly r are s i t uation without any clearly known mechanism for i ts appea rance . A case of thi s phenome no~ i n as soc iation with RomanoWard Syndrome has been presented whe rein an abnorma l ity i n A-V conduction and left bund le branch block cou ld be encountered .
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spelling doaj.art-27a579417ab54c9bb528eb639bf913e42022-12-22T00:09:03ZengTehran University of Medical SciencesActa Medica Iranica0044-60251981-05-01231-27177ROMANO-WARD SYNDROME ASSOCIATED WITH TU ELECTRICAL ALTERNANSDJAWANSSHAFAYANBA case o f the electrical alternans of t he TU wave and peri odic nega t ive U wave associated with c l ini cal symptoms , e lectrocardi ographic a nd postmortem findi ng s o f Romano- Ward Syndrome has been pres ented. No e lec ~ r o l y te d ist urbance was found t o be r esponsible for t his exceptional l y rare situation . Changes i n A-V conduct i on and left bu n• d Ie branch block could be a t tributed to the d i f f use c or onary s clero sis and s ubs equent i schemia in the myocardial c onduction t.issues . The e lectrical alternans of t he U wave or TU complex of the e lectrocardiogram i s an exceeding ly r are s i t uation without any clearly known mechanism for i ts appea rance . A case of thi s phenome no~ i n as soc iation with RomanoWard Syndrome has been presented whe rein an abnorma l ity i n A-V conduction and left bund le branch block cou ld be encountered .http://journals.tums.ac.ir/PdfMed.aspx?pdf_med=/upload_files/pdf/5118.pdf&manuscript_id=5118
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title ROMANO-WARD SYNDROME ASSOCIATED WITH TU ELECTRICAL ALTERNANS
title_full ROMANO-WARD SYNDROME ASSOCIATED WITH TU ELECTRICAL ALTERNANS
title_fullStr ROMANO-WARD SYNDROME ASSOCIATED WITH TU ELECTRICAL ALTERNANS
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title_short ROMANO-WARD SYNDROME ASSOCIATED WITH TU ELECTRICAL ALTERNANS
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