[Value of the vectorcardiogram in the evaluation of right heart hypertrophy in chronic obstructive lung diseases].
In 41 patients with severe chronic obstructive lung disease vector cardiographic and electrocardiographic results and the level of pulmonary arterial pressure (pap) are compared. We observed a positive correlation between normal results from vector cardiography, electrocardiography, and pulmonary arterial pressure. In cases of hypertrophy of the right heart, type I and type II according the method of Lichtlen, pulmonary arterial hypertension was found in 72% of the cases.
D006332:Cardiomegaly / Q000175:diagnosis*; D004562:Electrocardiography; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006976:Hypertension, Pulmonary / Q000150:complications; D008173:Lung Diseases, Obstructive / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011660:Pulmonary Heart Disease / Q000175:diagnosis*; D011669:Pulmonary Wedge Pressure; D014672:Vectorcardiography
Untersuchungen zur Wertigkeit des Vektorkardiogramms bei der Beurteilung der Rechtsherzhypertrophie bei chronisch-obstruktiven Lungenkrankheiten.