?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=Osborn+Waves%3A+History+and+Significance&rft.creator=Maruyama%2C+Mitsunori&rft.creator=Kobayashi%2C+Yoshinori&rft.creator=Kodani%2C+Eitaroh&rft.creator=Hirayama%2C+Yoshiyuki&rft.creator=Atarashi%2C+Hirotsugu&rft.creator=Katoh%2C+Takao&rft.creator=Takano%2C+Teruo&rft.subject=Indian+Pacing+and+Electrophysiology+Journal&rft.description=The+Osborn+wave+is+a+deflection+with+a+dome+or+hump+configuration+occurring+at+the+R-ST+junction+(J+point)+on+the+ECG+(Fig.+1).++In+the+historical+view%2C+different+names+have+been+used+for+this+wave+in+the+medical+literature%2C+such+as+%E2%80%9Ccamel-hump+sign%E2%80%9D%2C+%E2%80%9Clate+delta+wave%E2%80%9D%2C+%E2%80%9Chathook+junction%E2%80%9D%2C+%E2%80%9Chypothermic+wave%E2%80%9D%2C+%E2%80%9CJ+point+wave%E2%80%9D%2C+%E2%80%9CK+wave%E2%80%9D%2C+%E2%80%9CH+wave%E2%80%9D+and+%E2%80%9Ccurrent+of+injury%E2%80%9D.1++Although+there+is+no+definite+consensus+about+terminology+of+this+wave%2C+either+%E2%80%9COsborn+wave%E2%80%9D+or+%E2%80%9CJ+wave%E2%80%9D+are+the+most+commonly+used+names+for+this+wave+in+the+current+clinical+and+experimental+cardiology.++The+Osborn+wave+can+be+generally+observed+in+hypothermic+patients%2C1%2C2%2C3%2C4+however%2C+other+conditions+have+been+reported+to+cause+Osborn+waves%2C+such+as+hypercalcemia%2C5+brain+injury%2C6+subarachnoid+hemorrhage%2C7+cardiopulmonary+arrest+from+oversedation%2C8+vasospastic+angina%2C9+or+idiopathic+ventricular+fibrillation.10%2C11%2C12+Our+knowledge+about+the+link+between+the+Osborn+waves+and+cardiac+arrhythmias+remains+sparse+and+the+arrhythmogenic+potential+of+the+Osborn+waves+is+not+fully+understood.+In+this+paper%2C+we+present+a+historic+review+of+Osborn+waves+and+discuss+their+clinical+significance+in+the+various+clinical+settings.%0A&rft.publisher=Indian+Pacing+and+Electrophysiology+Group&rft.contributor=Singh%2C+Balbir&rft.contributor=Lokhandwala%2C+Yash&rft.contributor=Francis%2C+Johnson&rft.contributor=Gupta%2C+Anup&rft.date=2004-01&rft.type=Journal+(Paginated)&rft.type=PeerReviewed&rft.format=text%2Fhtml&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F4238%2F1%2Fmaruyama.htm&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F4238%2F2%2Fmaruyama.pdf&rft.identifier=++Maruyama%2C+Mitsunori+and+Kobayashi%2C+Yoshinori+and+Kodani%2C+Eitaroh+and+Hirayama%2C+Yoshiyuki+and+Atarashi%2C+Hirotsugu+and+Katoh%2C+Takao+and+Takano%2C+Teruo++(2004)+Osborn+Waves%3A+History+and+Significance.++%5BJournal+(Paginated)%5D+++++&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F4238%2F