Abstract
Striking T-wave inversions were observed in the postoperative electrocardiograms of a 64-yr-old woman following an extensive cervical laminectomy. Except for the presence of a trace amount of CK-MB in a single serum specimen all her enzyme and isoenzyme studies were negative, and her clinical course was not suggestive of myocardial ischemia. Coronary angiography, including an ergonovine study, done 6 mth following the laminectomy were normal. Because of the nature of this patient's surgery and the paucity of evidence for the presence of organic heart disease a neurogenic origin of these T-wave changes is suspected.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 37-40 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | International Journal of Cardiology |
| Volume | 1 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 1981 |
Keywords
- neurogenic T-wave changes
