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http://dx.doi.org/10.4070/kcj.2012.42.1.65

Spontaneous Sinus Conversion of Permanent Atrial Fibrillation During Treatment of Hyperkalemia  

Yoon, Ji-Hyun (Cardiology Division, Department of Internal Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine)
Jung, Da-Hyun (Cardiology Division, Department of Internal Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine)
Park, Seung-Kyo (Cardiology Division, Department of Internal Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine)
Park, Ji-Soo (Cardiology Division, Department of Internal Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine)
Kim, Jong-Youn (Cardiology Division, Department of Internal Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine)
Min, Pil-Ki (Cardiology Division, Department of Internal Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine)
Lee, Byung-Kwon (Cardiology Division, Department of Internal Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine)
Yoon, Young-Won (Cardiology Division, Department of Internal Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine)
Hong, Bum-Kee (Cardiology Division, Department of Internal Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine)
Kwon, Hyuck-Moon (Cardiology Division, Department of Internal Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine)
Rim, Se-Joong (Cardiology Division, Department of Internal Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine)
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Korean Circulation Journal / v.42, no.1, 2012 , pp. 65-68 More about this Journal
Abstract
Hyperkalemia is a common adverse effect of treatment for heart failure and is associated with high mortality and morbidity. The cardiac manifestations of hyperkalemia include various electrocardiogram changes. We describe a case of a 74-year-old woman with heart failure and permanent atrial fibrillation who reverted to normal sinus rhythm during recovery from hyperkalemia.
Keywords
Hyperkalemia; Atrial fibrillation; Electrocardiography;
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