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An Abnormal Electrocardiogram in a Young Man: What Is the Etiology?
Author(s) -
HALL BURR W.,
KNIGHT BRADLEY P.
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
pacing and clinical electrophysiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.686
H-Index - 101
eISSN - 1540-8159
pISSN - 0147-8389
DOI - 10.1046/j.1460-9592.2002.01510.x
Subject(s) - knight , medicine , center (category theory) , citation , library science , computer science , chemistry , physics , astronomy , crystallography
October 2002 PACE, Vol. 25, No. 10 A 23-year-old man with diabetes presented to the emergency department complaining of nausea, vomiting, and fatigue. The physical exam was notable only for a fever. A 12-lead electrocardiogram (ECG) was obtained (Fig. 1). A second ECG was recorded 5 minutes later and is shown in Figure 2. An echocardiogram revealed normal left ventricular function, with no wall-motion abnormalities or pericardial effusion. What is the cause of the abnormal ECG? Discussion