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[[ECG]] in patients with [[diphtheria]] can be normal. However, in patients with [[diphtheria]] [[myocarditis]], a wide range of abnormalities related to conduction and rhythm may be seen. | [[ECG]] in patients with [[diphtheria]] can be normal. However, in patients with [[diphtheria]] [[myocarditis]], a wide range of abnormalities related to conduction and rhythm may be seen. | ||
==Electrocardiogram== | ==Electrocardiogram== | ||
[[ECG]] in patients with [[diphtheria]] can be normal. However, in patients with [[diphtheria]] [[myocarditis]], a wide range of abnormalities related to conduction and rhythm may be seen. Some of the [[ECG]] findings in [[diphtheria]] [[myocarditis]] include: | [[ECG]] in patients with [[diphtheria]] can be normal. However, in patients with [[diphtheria]] [[myocarditis]], a wide range of abnormalities related to conduction and rhythm may be seen. Some of the [[ECG]] findings in [[diphtheria]] [[myocarditis]] include:<ref name="pmid18103551">{{cite journal |vauthors=BOYER NH, WEINSTEIN L |title=Diphtheritic myocarditis |journal=N. Engl. J. Med. |volume=239 |issue=24 |pages=913–9 |year=1948 |pmid=18103551 |doi=10.1056/NEJM194812092392403 |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid14715320">{{cite journal |vauthors=Lumio JT, Groundstroem KW, Melnick OB, Huhtala H, Rakhmanova AG |title=Electrocardiographic abnormalities in patients with diphtheria: a prospective study |journal=Am. J. Med. |volume=116 |issue=2 |pages=78–83 |year=2004 |pmid=14715320 |doi= |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid14069096">{{cite journal |vauthors=MORGAN BC |title=CARDIAC COMPLICATIONS OF DIPHTHERIA |journal=Pediatrics |volume=32 |issue= |pages=549–57 |year=1963 |pmid=14069096 |doi= |url=}}</ref> | ||
*Prolonged PR or QT intervals | *Prolonged PR or QT intervals | ||
*Alterations in the ST segment, which can be elevation or depression | *Alterations in the ST segment, which can be elevation or depression | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Dima Nimri, M.D. [2]
Overview
ECG in patients with diphtheria can be normal. However, in patients with diphtheria myocarditis, a wide range of abnormalities related to conduction and rhythm may be seen.
Electrocardiogram
ECG in patients with diphtheria can be normal. However, in patients with diphtheria myocarditis, a wide range of abnormalities related to conduction and rhythm may be seen. Some of the ECG findings in diphtheria myocarditis include:[1][2][3]
- Prolonged PR or QT intervals
- Alterations in the ST segment, which can be elevation or depression
- Alterations in the T wave
- Atrioventricular block (AV block)
- Bundle branch block (BBB)
- Hemiblock
- Sinus bradycardia
- Arrythmias, such as supraventricular tachycardia (SVT) and ventricular tachycardia (VT)
References
- ↑ BOYER NH, WEINSTEIN L (1948). "Diphtheritic myocarditis". N. Engl. J. Med. 239 (24): 913–9. doi:10.1056/NEJM194812092392403. PMID 18103551.
- ↑ Lumio JT, Groundstroem KW, Melnick OB, Huhtala H, Rakhmanova AG (2004). "Electrocardiographic abnormalities in patients with diphtheria: a prospective study". Am. J. Med. 116 (2): 78–83. PMID 14715320.
- ↑ MORGAN BC (1963). "CARDIAC COMPLICATIONS OF DIPHTHERIA". Pediatrics. 32: 549–57. PMID 14069096.