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Could adrenalin and emotional stress cause a prominent u wave here and there?
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U waves are: commonly seen in young athletic individuals, and can be more common in states of high epinephrine. Check w/your doctor.
Answered 7/29/2014
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U waves: There are many causes of U Waves. They can be seen in bradycardia. Electrolyte imbalance (esp low K). Some drugs do this. I would talk to the doctor who performed the EKG/stress test in the first place and ask him/her to try to correlate the U Wave with your clinical situation.
Answered 8/2/2014
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