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[[Right atrial enlargement]] can result from increased pressure in the [[pulmonary artery]]. A positive part of the biphasic [[P wave]] in lead V1 larger than the negative part indicates right atrial enlargement. Despite the increase in the height of the [[P wave]], the width of the [[P wave]] does not change. | [[Right atrial enlargement]] can result from increased pressure in the [[pulmonary artery]]. A positive part of the biphasic [[P wave]] in lead V1 larger than the negative part indicates right atrial enlargement. Despite the increase in the height of the [[P wave]], the width of the [[P wave]] does not change. | ||
== Differential Diagnosis of Underlying Causes of Right Atrial Enlargement | == Differential Diagnosis of Underlying Causes of Right Atrial Enlargement== | ||
* [[Atrial aneurysm]] | * [[Atrial aneurysm]] | ||
* [[Atrial septal defect]] | * [[Atrial septal defect]] | ||
Revision as of 19:57, 3 September 2011
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [2]; Associate Editor-In-Chief: Cafer Zorkun, M.D., Ph.D. [3]
Overview
Right atrial enlargement can result from increased pressure in the pulmonary artery. A positive part of the biphasic P wave in lead V1 larger than the negative part indicates right atrial enlargement. Despite the increase in the height of the P wave, the width of the P wave does not change.
Differential Diagnosis of Underlying Causes of Right Atrial Enlargement
- Atrial aneurysm
- Atrial septal defect
- Cor pulmonale or right heart failure
- Ebstein's anomaly
- Tumor
- Pulmonic stenosis
- Tricuspid prolapse
- Tricuspid regurgitation
- Tricuspid stenosis
The EKG in Right atrial enlargement
Right atrial enlargement is defined as either:
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Right atrial enlargement -
Right atrial enlargement
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Right Atrial Enlargement
