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An Acute Myocardial Infarction Case that Survived An Out‐of‐Hospital Cardiac Arrest in Which Prominent Ischemic J Waves Were Documented
Author(s) -
MYOJO TAKUYA,
SATO NOBUYUKI,
MATSUKI MOTOKI,
TANIGUCHI OSAMU,
NAKAMURA HIDEKI,
HASEBE NAOYUKI
Publication year - 2012
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 - 10.1111/j.1540-8159.2010.02874.x
Subject(s) - medicine , cardiology , j wave , ventricular fibrillation , myocardial infarction , cardioversion , t wave , electrocardiography , atrial fibrillation
We describe a case of a myocardial infarction, in which prominent ischemic J waves were documented during recurrent ventricular fibrillation attacks. The patient was referred to our hospital to treat an out‐of hospital cardiac arrest. Although the 12‐lead electrocardiogram obtained just after the first cardioversion did not show any apparent J waves, a J wave‐like steep downsloping type ST‐segment elevation associated with q waves in the inferior leads was documented during multiple episodes of ventricular fibrillation. Our report revealed the appearance of J waves as an important marker for lethal arrhythmias in acute ischemia. (PACE 2012; 35:e27–e30)