Osborn waves: History and significance

Indian Pacing and Electrophysiology Journal

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 33-39

  Maruyama, Mitsunori ^a   Kobayashi, Yoshinori ^a   Kodani, Eitaroh ^a   Hirayama, Yoshiyuki ^a   Atarashi, Hirotsugu ^a   Katoh, Takao ^a   Takano, Teruo ^a  

^a NIPPON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Clinical significance; History; Hypercalcemia; Hypothermia; J wave; Myocardial ischemia; Osborn wave; Ventricular fibrillation

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM ION; LIDOCAINE; MAGNESIUM;

ANGINA PECTORIS; ARRHYTHMOGENESIS; BRAIN INJURY; CALCIUM CURRENT; CARDIOPULMONARY ARREST; ECG ABNORMALITY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART INFARCTION; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HISTORY OF MEDICINE; HUMAN; HYPERCALCEMIA; HYPOTHERMIA; R WAVE; REVIEW; ST SEGMENT; SUBARACHNOID HEMORRHAGE;

EID: 3242712029     PISSN: 09726292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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