Prognostic Significance of Inverted T Waves in Patients With Acute Pulmonary Embolism

Background The significance of inverted T waves remains unclear in patients with acute pulmonary embolism (PE). Methods and Results The relationship of the number of leads with inverted T waves to the severity of PE in 40 patients with acute PE was studied. Patients were classified into 3 groups acc...

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Published in:Circulation Journal 2006, Vol.70(6), pp.750-755
Main Authors: Kosuge, Masami, Kimura, Kazuo, Ishikawa, Toshiyuki, Ebina, Toshiaki, Hibi, Kiyoshi, Tsukahara, Kengo, Kanna, Masahiko, Iwahashi, Noriaki, Okuda, Jyun, Nozawa, Naoki, Ozaki, Hiroyuki, Yano, Hideto, Nakati, Tatuya, Kusama, Ikuyoshi, Umemura, Satoshi
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Language:English
Subjects:
Acute Disease
Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Electrocardiography
Female
Humans
Hypertension - complications
Hypertension - physiopathology
Hypertension - therapy
Male
Middle Aged
Predictive Value of Tests
Prognosis
Pulmonary embolis
Pulmonary Embolism - complications
Pulmonary Embolism - physiopathology
Pulmonary Embolism - therapy
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Summary:Background The significance of inverted T waves remains unclear in patients with acute pulmonary embolism (PE). Methods and Results The relationship of the number of leads with inverted T waves to the severity of PE in 40 patients with acute PE was studied. Patients were classified into 3 groups according to the number of leads with inverted T waves on the admission electrocardiogram (ECG): 15 patients, ≤3 leads (group L); 12 patients, 4-6 leads (group M); and 13 patients, ≥7 leads (group H). In groups L, M and H, the rates of right ventricular dysfunction on echocardiography were 47%, 92% and 100% (p
ISSN:1346-9843
1347-4820
DOI:10.1253/circj.70.750