Persistent giant U wave inversion with anoxic brain injury.

Persistent giant U wave inversion with anoxic brain injury. Proc (Bayl Univ Med Cent). 2013 Apr;26(2):177-8 Authors: Peters MN, Katz MJ, Howell LA, Moscona JC, Turnage TA, Delafontaine P Abstract Various electrocardiographic changes have been reported in the setting of acute neurological events, among them large, upright U waves. In contrast, the occurrence of inverted U waves is strongly suggestive of cardiovascular disease, most commonly hypertension, coronary artery disease, or valvular abnormalities. Presented herein is the case of a 29-year-old man with previous anoxic brain injury (but without apparent cardiovascular disease) whose electrocardiogram demonstrated persistent giant inverted U waves. PMID: 23543982 [PubMed]
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