A case of hypothermia with significant Osborn Wave: a forgotten electrocardiographic finding

Hypothermia is generally defined as the body's internal temperature below 35 °C. Hypothermia is classified as primer and secondary hypothermia according to its mechanism, and as mild (32 to 35 °C), moderate (32-28 °C) and severe (below 28°C) hypothermia accor...

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Main Authors: Vahit Demir, Huseyin Ede, Samet Yilmaz, Siho Hidayet, Yasar Turan, Ali Riza Erbay
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Language:English
Published: Society of Turaz Bilim 2017-12-01
Series:Medicine Science
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author Vahit Demir
Huseyin Ede
Samet Yilmaz
Siho Hidayet
Yasar Turan
Ali Riza Erbay
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Huseyin Ede
Samet Yilmaz
Siho Hidayet
Yasar Turan
Ali Riza Erbay
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description Hypothermia is generally defined as the body's internal temperature below 35 °C. Hypothermia is classified as primer and secondary hypothermia according to its mechanism, and as mild (32 to 35 °C), moderate (32-28 °C) and severe (below 28°C) hypothermia according to body temperature. The characteristic electrocardiographic finding of the hypothermia is the Osborn (j) wave, which is manifested as a small positive deflection wave (late delta wave) at the junction corresponding to the end of the QRS complex and the beginning of the ST segment in two consecutive beats. In this article, we aimed to present a case of 68-year-old man, who was found in cold weather, having lost consciousness and hypothermia, and whose electrocardiogram showed an Osborn wave which was resolved with the increase of body temperature. [Med-Science 2017; 6(4.000): 764-766]
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spelling doaj.art-a5194dfabab546fb8630892391fef1832024-02-03T06:40:34ZengSociety of Turaz BilimMedicine Science2147-06342017-12-016476476610.5455/medscience.2017.06.8656267721A case of hypothermia with significant Osborn Wave: a forgotten electrocardiographic findingVahit Demir0Huseyin EdeSamet YilmazSiho HidayetYasar TuranAli Riza ErbayBozok University, Department of Cardiology, Medical Faculty, Yozgat, Turkey Yozgat State Hospital, Department of Cardiology, Yozgat, TurkeyHypothermia is generally defined as the body's internal temperature below 35 °C. Hypothermia is classified as primer and secondary hypothermia according to its mechanism, and as mild (32 to 35 °C), moderate (32-28 °C) and severe (below 28°C) hypothermia according to body temperature. The characteristic electrocardiographic finding of the hypothermia is the Osborn (j) wave, which is manifested as a small positive deflection wave (late delta wave) at the junction corresponding to the end of the QRS complex and the beginning of the ST segment in two consecutive beats. In this article, we aimed to present a case of 68-year-old man, who was found in cold weather, having lost consciousness and hypothermia, and whose electrocardiogram showed an Osborn wave which was resolved with the increase of body temperature. [Med-Science 2017; 6(4.000): 764-766]http://www.ejmanager.com/fulltextpdf.php?mno=267721HypothermiaelectrocardiographyOsborn Wave
spellingShingle Vahit Demir
Huseyin Ede
Samet Yilmaz
Siho Hidayet
Yasar Turan
Ali Riza Erbay
A case of hypothermia with significant Osborn Wave: a forgotten electrocardiographic finding
Medicine Science
Hypothermia
electrocardiography
Osborn Wave
title A case of hypothermia with significant Osborn Wave: a forgotten electrocardiographic finding
title_full A case of hypothermia with significant Osborn Wave: a forgotten electrocardiographic finding
title_fullStr A case of hypothermia with significant Osborn Wave: a forgotten electrocardiographic finding
title_full_unstemmed A case of hypothermia with significant Osborn Wave: a forgotten electrocardiographic finding
title_short A case of hypothermia with significant Osborn Wave: a forgotten electrocardiographic finding
title_sort case of hypothermia with significant osborn wave a forgotten electrocardiographic finding
topic Hypothermia
electrocardiography
Osborn Wave
url http://www.ejmanager.com/fulltextpdf.php?mno=267721
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