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Table 3 Characteristics of patients that developed ST-segment elevation during therapeutic hypothermia

From: Electrocardiographic changes in therapeutic hypothermia

 

ST-segment elevation

    

Patient

Before TH

New during TH

After TH

Diagnosis at admission

Cardiac history

Age (years)

Gender

Nonischemic

      

1

0

AW = 4, IW = 2

0

Unknown

Hypertension

72

Female

2

0

AW = 4

0

Asphyxia

COPD

25

Male

3

0

AW = 2

0

Unknown

CABG

67

Male

4

0

AW = 2

0

Aspiration

-

34

Male

5

0

IW = 2

0

Unknown

Old MI

52

Male

6

0

AW = 2

AW = 2

Aspiration

CAD

59

Female

Ischemic

      

1

IW = 0, AW = 4

IW = 3, AW = 3

IW = 0, AW = 3

Acute AW infarction

Hypertension

65

Female

2

IW = 0, AW = 5

IW = 3, AW = 5

0

Acute AW infarction

-

50

Female

3

IW = 3, AW = 0

IW = 2, AW = 4

0

Acute IW infarction

-

58

Male

4

IW = 3, AW = 0

IW = 3, AW = 2

IW = 2, AW = 0

Acute IW infarction

Old MI

47

Male

  1. AW, anterior wall; CABG, coronary artery bypass graft; CAD, coronary artery disease; COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; IW, inferior wall; MI, myocardial infarction; TH, therapeutic hypothermia; VF, ventricular fibrillation.