Tremor electrocardiogram

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Zehra Malik, M.B.B.S[2]

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There are no ECG findings associated with tremor. However, tremor can mimic ventricular tachycardia on ECG and cause an artifact. It is important to obtain an ECG in patients diagnosed with tremor before starting medications like propranolol to investigate for bradycardia.

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References

  1. Martens P, Sinnaeve P (2015). "Tremor mimicking ventricular tachycardia". CMAJ. 187 (10): E326. doi:10.1503/cmaj.140768. PMC 4500729. PMID 25691788.
  2. Zhang Y, Post WS, Cheng A, Blasco-Colmenares E, Tomaselli GF, Guallar E (2013). "Thyroid hormones and electrocardiographic parameters: findings from the third national health and nutrition examination survey". PLoS One. 8 (4): e59489. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0059489. PMC 3625180. PMID 23593140.
  3. Puschmann A, Wszolek ZK (2011). "Diagnosis and treatment of common forms of tremor". Semin Neurol. 31 (1): 65–77. doi:10.1055/s-0031-1271312. PMC 3907068. PMID 21321834.