New ECG changes associated with a tension pneumothorax: a case report.
This case report reveals new ECG changes associated with a left tension pneumothorax, specifically, PR-segment elevation in the inferior leads and reciprocal PR-segment depression in the aVR lead. A mechanism of atrial injury and/or ischemia is proposed as the cause, and the ECG changes associated with a left tension pneumothorax are briefly reviewed.
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Department of Medicine, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Jack D. Weiler Hospital, Bronx, NY 10461, USA. Strizik@Yahoo.com
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D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D004562:Electrocardiography; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006325:Heart Atria / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D017202:Myocardial Ischemia / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D011030:Pneumothorax / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology*; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic