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American Heart Journal

Volume 12, Issue 3, September 1936, Pages 346-351
American Heart Journal

Original communication
Electrocardiographic changes in hyperparathyroidism☆

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Abstract

Serial electrocardiograms on two patients with hyperparathyroidism are reported, which showed shortened Q-T intervals (electrical systole) before operation. Following the removal of an adenoma of the parathyroid, the Q-T interval became longer in the electrocardiograms of each patient. Before operation one patient showed delayed auriculoventricular conduction and slurred ventricular complexes.

It is concluded that the shortening of the Q-T interval is not of sufficient degree to be of value in the clinical diagnosis of hyperparathyroidism.

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From the Division of Medicine, University of California Medical School, San Francisco, California.

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Research Fellow of the American College of Physicians.

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