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==Overview== | |||
An ECG may be helpful in the diagnosis of tuberculous pericarditis. Findings on an ECG suggestive of tuberculous pericarditis include:<ref name="Fowler1991">{{cite journal|last1=Fowler|first1=Noble O.|title=Tuberculous Pericarditis|journal=JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association|volume=266|issue=1|year=1991|pages=99|issn=0098-7484|doi=10.1001/jama.1991.03470010103039}}</ref><ref name="pmid14443596">{{cite journal| author=SCHRIRE V| title=Experience with pericarditis at Groote Schuur Hospital, Cape Town: an analysis of one hundred and sixty cases studied over a six-year period. | journal=S Afr Med J | year= 1959 | volume= 33 | issue= | pages= 810-7 | pmid=14443596 | doi= | pmc= | url= }} </ref><ref name="pmid11447490">{{cite journal| author=Smedema JP, Katjitae I, Reuter H, Burgess L, Louw V, Pretorius M et al.| title=Twelve-lead electrocardiography in tuberculous pericarditis. | journal=Cardiovasc J S Afr | year= 2001 | volume= 12 | issue= 1 | pages= 31-4 | pmid=11447490 | doi= | pmc= | url= }} </ref><ref name="pmid5410398">{{cite journal| author=Rooney JJ, Crocco JA, Lyons HA| title=Tuberculous pericarditis. | journal=Ann Intern Med | year= 1970 | volume= 72 | issue= 1 | pages= 73-81 | pmid=5410398 | doi= | pmc= | url= }} </ref> | |||
* Low voltage QRS | |||
* Absence of ST segment elevation which we usually see in acute pericarditis | |||
* Inverted T wave | |||
* Atrial fibrillation | |||
* Electrical alternans | |||
==Electrocardiogram== | ==Electrocardiogram== | ||
An ECG may be helpful in the diagnosis of tuberculous pericarditis. Findings on an ECG suggestive of tuberculous pericarditis include:<ref name="Fowler1991" /><ref name="pmid14443596" /><ref name="pmid11447490" /><ref name="pmid5410398" /> | |||
* Low voltage QRS | |||
* Absence of ST segment elevation which we usually see in acute pericarditis | |||
* Inverted T wave | |||
* Atrial fibrillation | |||
* Electrical alternans | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor-In-Chief: Varun Kumar, M.B.B.S.; Lakshmi Gopalakrishnan, M.B.B.S.
Overview
An ECG may be helpful in the diagnosis of tuberculous pericarditis. Findings on an ECG suggestive of tuberculous pericarditis include:[1][2][3][4]
- Low voltage QRS
- Absence of ST segment elevation which we usually see in acute pericarditis
- Inverted T wave
- Atrial fibrillation
- Electrical alternans
Electrocardiogram
An ECG may be helpful in the diagnosis of tuberculous pericarditis. Findings on an ECG suggestive of tuberculous pericarditis include:[1][2][3][4]
- Low voltage QRS
- Absence of ST segment elevation which we usually see in acute pericarditis
- Inverted T wave
- Atrial fibrillation
- Electrical alternans
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Fowler, Noble O. (1991). "Tuberculous Pericarditis". JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association. 266 (1): 99. doi:10.1001/jama.1991.03470010103039. ISSN 0098-7484.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 SCHRIRE V (1959). "Experience with pericarditis at Groote Schuur Hospital, Cape Town: an analysis of one hundred and sixty cases studied over a six-year period". S Afr Med J. 33: 810–7. PMID 14443596.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Smedema JP, Katjitae I, Reuter H, Burgess L, Louw V, Pretorius M; et al. (2001). "Twelve-lead electrocardiography in tuberculous pericarditis". Cardiovasc J S Afr. 12 (1): 31–4. PMID 11447490.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Rooney JJ, Crocco JA, Lyons HA (1970). "Tuberculous pericarditis". Ann Intern Med. 72 (1): 73–81. PMID 5410398.