ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHIC CHANGES IN INDUCED HYPOTHERMIA IN MAN
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- 1 January 1957
- Vol. 19 (1) , 59-66
- https://doi.org/10.1136/hrt.19.1.59
Abstract
The consistent features of patients undergoing hypothermia for cardiac surgery include a progressive bradycardia associated with evidence of delayed conduction and repolarization as indicated by prolongation of the P-R, QRS and S-T intervals; and, the frequent occurrence of atrial or ventricular fibrillation.Keywords
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