Right atrial abnormality.
Occasionally, a prominent P wave is encountered in a life insurance applicant's electrocardiogram. Prominent P waves may be normal variants or alert the medical director to prognostically significant structural heart or pulmonary disease. This case study reviews the commonly used criteria for the ECG pattern of right atrial abnormality and some of the pitfalls associated with its use.
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Ross MacKenzie Consulting, 2261 Constance Drive, Oakville, Ontario, L6J 5L8, Canada. rossmackenzieconsulting@msn.com
D000328:Adult; D016280:Atrial Function, Right / Q000502:physiology*; D004562:Electrocardiography; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007352:Insurance, Life; D020379:Risk Adjustment; D014481:United States