Electrocardiographic abnormalities in tropical pulmonary eosinophilia.
A 12 lead electrocardiogram in 70 patients with tropical pulmonary eosinophilia showed abnormalities 28.57%. ECG changes observed were right axis deviation (10%), 'P' pulmonale (10%), clockwise rotation (5.7%), right ventricular hypertrophy (1.4%), partial RBBB (2.8%), first degree A-V block (1.4%) and ST-T changes (1.4%). All ECG changes reverted back to normal after diethyl carbamzine therapy in the dose of 10 mg/kg body weight for a total duration of 14 days.
Agarwal
S K
SK
Department of Chest Diseases, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi.
Roy
D C
DC
Johri
A
A
D000328:Adult; D006332:Cardiomegaly / Q000503:physiopathology; D004562:Electrocardiography; D005260:Female; D006327:Heart Block / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D006976:Hypertension, Pulmonary / Q000503:physiopathology; D008297:Male; D011657:Pulmonary Eosinophilia / Q000503:physiopathology*; D016278:Ventricular Function, Right