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To define typical electrocardiographic patterns of hypopotassemia and evaluate their relationship with plasma potassium concentration.

November 1, 1957CirculationOpen Access

Quantitative Analysis of the Electrocardiographic Pattern of Hypopotassemia

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BSBorys SurawiczElectrophysiology HBH BraunUniversitätsklinikum des Saarlandes WCWilliam B. CrumHospital of the University of Pennsylvania

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Observational study finds strong correlation between electrocardiographic patterns and plasma potassium levels in hypopotassemic patients, indicating reliable cardiac diagnostics.

Key Points

To define typical electrocardiographic patterns of hypopotassemia and evaluate their relationship with plasma potassium concentration.
Defined typical and compatible ECG patterns of hypopotassemia based on the number of characteristic signs appearing across two leads, primarily lead II and lead V3.
Evaluated 50 hypopotassemic patients to correlate defined ECG patterns with plasma potassium concentrations and determine whether disturbances in blood pH or other electrolytes affected these patterns.
Demonstrated a strong qualitative correlation between defined electrocardiographic patterns and circulating plasma potassium concentration.
Confirmed that concurrent disturbances in other plasma electrolytes or alterations in blood pH did not prevent the appearance of hypopotassemic ECG signs.

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Surawicz et al. (1957) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a7f0b15a73e9f6a108ecd97 https://doi.org/10.1161/01.cir.16.5.750

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November 1, 1957CirculationOpen Access

Quantitative Analysis of the Electrocardiographic Pattern of Hypopotassemia

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Authors

BSBorys SurawiczElectrophysiology HBH BraunUniversitätsklinikum des Saarlandes WCWilliam B. CrumHospital of the University of Pennsylvania

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Implication

Observational study finds strong correlation between electrocardiographic patterns and plasma potassium levels in hypopotassemic patients, indicating reliable cardiac diagnostics.

Key Points

To define typical electrocardiographic patterns of hypopotassemia and evaluate their relationship with plasma potassium concentration.
Defined typical and compatible ECG patterns of hypopotassemia based on the number of characteristic signs appearing across two leads, primarily lead II and lead V3.
Evaluated 50 hypopotassemic patients to correlate defined ECG patterns with plasma potassium concentrations and determine whether disturbances in blood pH or other electrolytes affected these patterns.
Demonstrated a strong qualitative correlation between defined electrocardiographic patterns and circulating plasma potassium concentration.
Confirmed that concurrent disturbances in other plasma electrolytes or alterations in blood pH did not prevent the appearance of hypopotassemic ECG signs.

Cite This Study

Surawicz et al. (1957) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a7f0b15a73e9f6a108ecd97 https://doi.org/10.1161/01.cir.16.5.750

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