ECG
Severe pulmonary artery hypertension leads to acute dilation of both the right atrium and ventricle. Consequently, in the ECG we observe a prominent P-wave (lead II) and a shift of the heart axis to the right (S wave in lead I, Q-wave in lead III, R-S wave transition in V4-V5). Right ventricular wall tension (dysfunction) may cause ST-elevation in V1-V2 and/or T-wave inversion in V1-V4.
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References
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5th International Congress of the Swiss Society of Pulmonary Hypertension (SSPH)
28.-29. September 2012, Thun, Congress Hotel Seepark Thun
Informationen: www.imk.ch/sgph2012
SSPH Research Prize 2012
Deadline for submission: April 30, 2012
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