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A mycotic aneurysm is an uncommon, but serious, complication of infective endocarditis, occurring as a result of an infected embolus being lodged in the vasa vasorum or lumen of an artery. Involvement of the ulnar artery is rare, but its peripheral location renders its diagnosis more simple. A case of mycotic aneurysm of the ulnar artery complicating infective endocarditis is reported, with successful management by ligation and excision.
The electrocardiograms (ECGs) of 30 patients with hypokalaemic thyrotoxic periodic paralysis during and after paralysis were studied. During paralysis, typical features of hypokalaemia were seen in all patients with serum potassium levels of 2.8 mmol/l or less; above this level, the ECGs varied from non-diagnostic to those showing typical features of hypokalaemia. It was not possible to accurately predict the serum potassium level from the ECG except when either sinus arrest or heart block was present. Although extrasystoles have been reported to be common in hypokalaemia, none of the patients in this study had extrasystoles. Sinus arrest occurred in two patients and second degree atrio-ventricular block occurred in three patients, a finding which has not been reported in hypokalaemia.
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