Spontaneous sinus conversion of permanent atrial fibrillation during treatment of hyperkalemia

Spontaneous sinus conversion of permanent atrial fibrillation during treatment of hyperkalemia

Hyperkalemia is a common adverse effect of treatment for heart failure and is associated with high mortality and morbidity. The cardiac manifestations of hyperkalemia include various electrocardiogram changes. We describe a case of a 74-year-old woman with heart failure and permanent atrial fibrilla...

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Veröffentlicht in:Korean circulation journal 2012, 42(1), , pp.65-68
Hauptverfasser: Yoon, Ji Hyun, Jung, Da Hyun, Park, Seung Kyo, Park, Ji Soo, Kim, Jong-Youn, Min, Pil-Ki, Lee, Byung-Kwon, Yoon, Young-Won, Hong, Bum-Kee, Kwon, Hyuck-Moon, Rim, Se-Joong
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:Hyperkalemia is a common adverse effect of treatment for heart failure and is associated with high mortality and morbidity. The cardiac manifestations of hyperkalemia include various electrocardiogram changes. We describe a case of a 74-year-old woman with heart failure and permanent atrial fibrillation who reverted to normal sinus rhythm during recovery from hyperkalemia.
ISSN:1738-5520
1738-5555
DOI:10.4070/kcj.2012.42.1.65