Electrocardiographic abnormalities in patients with right ventricular dilation due to acute pulmonary embolism.
In a study of 190 patients with acute pulmonary embolism, right ventricular dilation was present in 64 (34%), mean age 58 +/- 15 years. The 18 electrocardiographic abnormalities on the 12-lead electrocardiogram had a sensitivity of 8-69%, a specificity of 70-98%, a positive predictive value of 23-69%, a negative predictive value of 64-83%, a likelihood ratio for a positive test of 1.3-4.4, and a likelihood ratio for a negative test of 0.41-1.10 in predicting right ventricular dilation in patients with acute pulmonary embolism.
Sukhija
Rishi
R
Cardiology Division, Department of Medicine, Westchester Medical Center/New York Medical College, Valhalla, NY 10595, USA.
Aronow
Wilbert S
WS
Ahn
Chul
C
Kakar
Priyanka
P
D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D004562:Electrocardiography; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D017380:Hypertrophy, Right Ventricular / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011655:Pulmonary Embolism / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity