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Bowel obstruction electrocardiogram

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1];Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Hadeel Maksoud M.D.[2]

Overview

Overview

There are no ECG findings associated with bowel obstruction.

Electrocardiogram

Electrocardiogram

  • There are no ECG findings associated with bowel obstruction.
  • However, there has been a case of intestinal obstruction that mimicked a myocardial infarction and caused an ST segment elevation in leads V1-V3.[1]
References

References

  1. Mixon TA, Houck PD (2003). “Intestinal obstruction mimicking acute myocardial infarction”. Tex Heart Inst J. 30 (2): 155–7. PMC 161907. PMID 12809263.

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