Myxedema coma electrocardiogram

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

Overview

Electrocardiographic findings of myxedema coma include bradycardia, varying degrees of block, low voltage, nonspecific ST-segment changes, flattened or inverted T waves, prolonged Q-T interval, and ventricular or atrial arrhythmias.

Electrocardiogram

Electrocardiographic findings of myxedema coma include:^[1]

References

↑ Schenck JB, Rizvi AA, Lin T (2006). “Severe primary hypothyroidism manifesting with torsades de pointes”. Am. J. Med. Sci. 331 (3): 154–6. PMID 16538077.

Overview