Hyperkalemia-like ECG changes simulating acute myocardial infarction in a patient with hypokalemia undergoing potassium replacement

John E. Madias; Nicolaos E. Madias

doi:10.1016/0022-0736(89)90027-7

Hyperkalemia-like ECG changes simulating acute myocardial infarction in a patient with hypokalemia undergoing potassium replacement

John E. Madias, Nicolaos E. Madias

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Abstract

A pseudoinfarctional ECG pattern, previously noted to occur rarely in association with hyperkalemia, was observed in a patient with severe hypokalemia in the course of K⁺ replacement but while she was still hypokalemic. It is inferred that this puzzling ECG feature reflected a reduction of intracellular/extracellular [K⁺] ratio in a patient with decreased intracellular K⁺ concentration undergoing rapid K⁺ repletion.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	93-97
Number of pages	5
Journal	Journal of Electrocardiology
Volume	22
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/0022-0736(89)90027-7
State	Published - Jan 1989

Keywords

hyperkalemia
hypokalemia
myocardial infarction
potassium

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