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-==Early repolarization (normal variant)==
-==Juvenile T waves (normal variant)==
+Repolarization can be influenced by many factors, including electrolyte shifts, ischemia, structural heart disease (cardiomyopathy) and (recent) arrhythmias. Although T/U wave abnormalities are rarely specific for one disease, it can be useful to know which conditions can change repolarization.
-==Nonspecific abnormality, ST segment and/or T wave==
-==ST and/or T wave suggests ischemia==
+*Early repolarization (normal variant)
-==ST suggests injury==
+*Juvenile T waves (normal variant)
-==ST suggests ventricular aneurysm==
+*Nonspecific abnormality, ST segment and/or T wave
-==Q-T interval prolonged==
+*ST and/or T wave suggests ischemia
-==Prominent U waves==
+*ST suggests injury
-==Cardiac Memory|Cardiac Memory==
+*ST suggests ventricular aneurysm
+*Q-T interval prolonged
+*Prominent U waves
+*Cardiac Memory|Cardiac Memory