Open AccessAn Umbrella Review Article on A Correlation of Osborn Waves with Hypothermia Induced Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction
Author(s) -
Rajnandini Singha,
Amazing Grace Siangshai
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
international journal of pharmaceutical sciences review and research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 0976-044X
DOI - 10.47583/ijpsrr.2021.v70i02.003
Subject(s) - pathognomonic , medicine , hypothermia , cardiology , disease
The purpose of this review article is an overall finding from published studies on hypothermic causes of the Osborn waves induced lvsystolic dysfunction and related topics are discussed. A systematic literature search was performed in the PubMed and Embasedatabases and collected 100 articles, out of which 28 were removed after peer review. We found 100 articles, out of which a total of72 cases were considered. When analyzing only cases with more than one reported ECG, there was a strong inverse correlationbetween J wave, body temperature and left ventricular dysfunction. Electrocardiographic manifestations of hypothermia may assistin timely diagnosis and management of hypothermic patients. Even though prominent J-waves are the hallmark of hypothermicpatient’s ECG, they are not pathognomonic, as they have been associated with other inherited or acquired conditions, many of which are highly arrhythmogenic.