Transient atrial fibrillation precipitated by hypoglycaemia: two case reports
- 1 October 1987
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP)
- Vol. 63 (744), 895-897
- https://doi.org/10.1136/pgmj.63.744.895
Abstract
Summary: We describe two insulin-dependent diabetic females who presented with severe hypoglycaemia associated with atrial fibrillation which reverted to sinus rhythm after intravenous dextrose. Atrial fibrillation has not previously been reported as a complication of hypoglycaemia in insulin-dependent diabetic patients.Keywords
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