In 1953, Dr. John Osborn described the J wave as an “injury current” resulting in ventricular fibrillation during experimental hypothermia. More recent findings suggest that hypothermia ...

A prominent elevated J point (↓) follows the QRS complex. This is termed an Osborn or J wave, and it is the result of hypothermia. Hypothermia may occur after exposure to cold, inadequate ...

1,4 There may also be elevation of the J point (if the ST segment is unaltered), producing a characteristic Osborn J wave. 1 Although suggestive of hypothermia, J waves are not pathognomonic and ...

A prominent elevated J point (↓) follows the QRS complex. This is termed an Osborn or J wave, and it is caused by hypothermia. The height of the Osborn wave correlates with the temperature ...