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J Wave
Aka: J Wave- Description
- Forms at junction of QRS Complex and ST segment
- Causes
- Early Repolarization
- Hypothermia (temperature <32 C)
- Myocardial Ischemia
- Sepsis
- CNS disorder
- Normal variant in some young patients
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