Journal of cardiovascular electrophysiology
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J. Cardiovasc. Electrophysiol. · May 2013
Case ReportsVentricular fibrillation induced by spontaneous hypothermia in a patient with early repolarization syndrome.
The early repolarization (ER) pattern on ECG was originally described in the context of hypothermia. ⋯ Hypothermia is an important trigger of VF in the setting of early repolarization syndrome, and warrants assessment as an environmental trigger of spontaneous events.