Lightning injury can cause temporary prolongation of the Q-T interval.
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Lightning strike may cause transient QT prolongation; leaves open prevalence and monitoring implications in survivors.
This case report describes the development of temporary prolongation of the Q-T interval in a patient struck by lightning. A variety of electrocardiographic changes have been documented previously in association with lightning injury; however, the changes in this patient have not previously been reported.
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A B D Palmer (1987) studied this question.
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