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Failures of ECG assessment in diagnostic of right heart diseases
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Abstract
An electrocardiogram is characterized by an insufficient sensitivity and specificity to be a single tool in the recognition of hypertrophy or enlargement of the right ventricle. Absence of typical abnormalities in electrocardiography do not exclude pulmonary hypertension either. Therefore clinical symptoms and specific signs in medical past history should indicate to perform echocardiography. The paper presents 2 cases of patients with confirmed right ventricle hypertrophy and pulmonary hypertension without typical electrocardiographic abnormalities.
Abstract
An electrocardiogram is characterized by an insufficient sensitivity and specificity to be a single tool in the recognition of hypertrophy or enlargement of the right ventricle. Absence of typical abnormalities in electrocardiography do not exclude pulmonary hypertension either. Therefore clinical symptoms and specific signs in medical past history should indicate to perform echocardiography. The paper presents 2 cases of patients with confirmed right ventricle hypertrophy and pulmonary hypertension without typical electrocardiographic abnormalities.
Keywords
electrocardiography, right heart hypertrophy, pulmonary hypertension
About this articleTitle
Failures of ECG assessment in diagnostic of right heart diseases
Journal
Issue
Article type
Case report
Pages
21-23
Published online
2016-07-22
DOI
10.5603/FC.2015.0093
Keywords
electrocardiography
right heart hypertrophy
pulmonary hypertension
Authors
Piotr Bienias
Piotr Pruszczyk