"Serpentine heart". Direct observation of the human heart during profound hyperkalemia

Mark W. Burket; Jean A. Wright; Jonathan Ho; Zhan Yue; Clifford F. Hughes

doi:10.1016/0167-5273(92)90116-K

"Serpentine heart". Direct observation of the human heart during profound hyperkalemia

Mark W. Burket^*, Jean A. Wright, Jonathan Ho, Zhan Yue, Clifford F. Hughes

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Abstract

We observed cardiac contractility in a patient who had inadvertently received a massive overdose of potassium chloride during open heart surgery. Slowly advancing waves of contraction were present while the surface electrocardiogram showed the sine wave configuration typical of severe hyperkalemia. This is the first report of such an observation and may serve to promote proper diagnosis and treatment of similar cases.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	109-110
Number of pages	2
Journal	International Journal of Cardiology
Volume	36
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/0167-5273(92)90116-K
Publication status	Published - 1992
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Hyperkalemia
Myocardial contractility

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