• Clinical cardiology · May 1994

    The Osborn wave of hypothermia in normothermic patients.

    • A Patel, J P Getsos, G Moussa, and A N Damato.
    • Department of Medicine, Jersey City Medical Center 07304.
    • Clin Cardiol. 1994 May 1; 17 (5): 273-6.

    AbstractThe Osborn wave (also referred to as "the J wave," "the J deflection," or "the camel's hump") is a distinctive deflection occurring at the QRS-ST junction of approximately 80% of hypothermic patients (core body temperature < or = 95 degrees F). Generally, the amplitude and duration of Osborn waves are inversely related to core temperature. We report on eight normothermic patients whose 12-lead electrocardiograms demonstrated QRS-ST junction notches similar to those seen in hypothermia. These data support the concept that the Osborn wave is not pathognomonic of hypothermia.

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