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Contrast‐induced early repolarization pattern and ventricular fibrillation |
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| Authors: | Ourania Kariki Marianna Kontonika Dimitrios Miliopoulos George Bazoukis Konstantinos Vlachos Stylianos Dragasis Aggeliki Gouziouta Konstantinos P. Letsas Michael Efremidis Vassilis Voudris |
| Affiliation: | 1. Department of Cardiology, Onassis Cardiac Surgery Center, Athens Greece |
| Abstract: | Malignant arrhythmias during coronary angiography consist a complication of the procedure. Clinicians should be aware that intracoronary infusion of contrast medium can lead to physiological changes that lower the ventricular fibrillation threshold. |
| Keywords: | contrast medium coronary angiography J waves ventricular fibrillation |