Aimo, Alberto;
Milandri, Agnese;
Barison, Andrea;
Pezzato, Andrea;
Morfino, Paolo;
Vergaro, Giuseppe;
Merlo, Marco;
... Rapezzi, Claudio; + view all
(2023)
Electrocardiographic abnormalities in patients with cardiomyopathies.
Heart Failure Reviews
10.1007/s10741-023-10358-7.
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Abstract
Abnormalities in impulse generation and transmission are among the first signs of cardiac remodeling in cardiomyopathies. Accordingly, 12-lead electrocardiogram (ECG) of patients with cardiomyopathies may show multiple abnormalities. Some findings are suggestive of specific disorders, such as the discrepancy between QRS voltages and left ventricular (LV) mass for cardiac amyloidosis or the inverted T waves in the right precordial leads for arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy. Other findings are less sensitive and/or specific, but may orient toward a specific diagnosis in a patient with a specific phenotype, such as an increased LV wall thickness or a dilated LV. A “cardiomyopathy-oriented” mindset to ECG reading is important to detect the possible signs of an underlying cardiomyopathy and to interpret correctly the meaning of these alterations, which differs in patients with cardiomyopathies or other conditions.
| Type: | Article |
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| Title: | Electrocardiographic abnormalities in patients with cardiomyopathies |
| Location: | United States |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s10741-023-10358-7 |
| Publisher version: | https://doi.org/10.1007/s10741-023-10358-7 |
| Language: | English |
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| Keywords: | ECG; Electrocardiogram; Cardiomyopathy; Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy; Amyloidosis |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Population Health Sciences > Institute of Cardiovascular Science UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Population Health Sciences > Institute of Cardiovascular Science > Clinical Science |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10180059 |
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