ECG manifestations: noncoronary heart disease.
The electrocardiogram reflects changes to the heart beyond those seen in acute myocardial infarction and acute coronary syndromes. Diseases of the pericardium and heart muscle such as pericarditis,myocarditis, and pericardial effusion have characteristic manifestations. Hypertensive heart disease is associated with a variety of changes on the electrocardiogram, as is valvular heart disease. Cardiac rhythm disturbances have been associated with the Brugada syndrome and the long QT syndrome, both of which have telltale findings on the electrocardiogram. The manifestations of dextrocardia, although rare, should be familiar to those who interpret electro-cardiograms. Transplanted hearts also feature classic changes, both in health and in stages of rejection. The various electrocardiographic manifestations of these noncoronary heart diseases are reviewed here.
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Emergency Medicine, Temple University School of Medicine, Jones Hall, 10(th) Floor, Park Avenue and Ontario Street, Philadelphia, PA 19140, USA. dawnyoon@comcast.net
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