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Wilson's disease electrocardiogram
Introduction
Overview
Overview
There are no EKG findings associated with Wilson’s disease. However, if the heart is affected by Wilson’s disease, EKG should be performed to exclude any ongoing arrhythmias.
Electrocardiogram
Electrocardiogram
- If the heart is affected by Wilson’s disease, EKG should be performed to exclude any ongoing arrhythmias, mostly benign supraventricular tachycardias and extrasystolic beats.
- Other EKG abnormalities in Wilson’s disease include left ventricular or biventricular hypertrophy, early repolarization, ST segment depression and T-wave inversion.[1]
References
References
- ↑ Bajaj BK, Wadhwa A, Singh R, Gupta S (2016). “Cardiac arrhythmia in Wilson’s disease: An oversighted and overlooked entity!”. J Neurosci Rural Pract. 7 (4): 587–589. doi:10.4103/0976-3147.186982. PMC 5006476. PMID 27695244.
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