Gallstone disease 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 gallstones.
Electrocardiogram
Electrocardiogram
- Usually there are no electrocardiogram (ECG) findings associated with gallstone disease.[1]
- However, one reported case complicated by acute cholecystitis showed unexpected ischemic changes on ECG with inferolateral ST-segment elevation indicative of an inferolateral myocardial infarct in a patient with no underlying cardiac disease.
References
References
- ↑ Patel N, Ariyarathenam A, Davies W, Harris A (2011). “Acute cholecystits leading to ischemic ECG changes in a patient with no underlying cardiac disease”. JSLS. 15 (1): 105–8. doi:10.4293/108680811X13022985131534. PMC 3134683. PMID 21902954.
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