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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
[[Right atrial enlargement]] can result from increased pressure in the [[pulmonary artery]]. | [[Right atrial enlargement]] can result from increased pressure in the [[pulmonary artery]]. A [[P wave]] >2.5 mm in leads II, III and aVF | ||
or a [[P wave]] >1.5 mm in lead V1 indicates right atrial enlargement. Despite the increase in the height of the [[P wave]], the width of the [[P wave]] does not change. Sometimes these large [[P waves]] can be referred to as Himalayan P waves. | or a [[P wave]] >1.5 mm in lead V1 indicates right atrial enlargement. Despite the increase in the height of the [[P wave]], the width of the [[P wave]] does not change. Sometimes these large [[P waves]] can be referred to as Himalayan P waves. | ||
Revision as of 14:24, 20 October 2012
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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 P wave >2.5 mm in leads II, III and aVF or a P wave >1.5 mm in lead V1 indicates right atrial enlargement. Despite the increase in the height of the P wave, the width of the P wave does not change. Sometimes these large P waves can be referred to as Himalayan P waves.
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
