J wave
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J wave
Cardiology A quasi-pathognomonic EKG change seen in1⁄3 of Pts with hypothermia, as a positive 'hump' at the end of a QRS complex, which disappears on rewarming Pt, bradyarrhythmia, atrial flutter, A Fib EKG Prolonged P-R and S-T intervals and T-wave inversion.McGraw-Hill Concise Dictionary of Modern Medicine. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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