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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Farnaz Khalighinejad, MD [2]
Overview
Although there is no diagnostic criteria of pulmonary edema on the EKG, there may be signs of the underlying cardiogenic cause of pulmonary edema.
Electrocardiography
An ECG may be helpful in the diagnosis of cardiogenic pulmonary edema. Electrocardiography of patients with pulmonary edema is based on underlying cause:
- Left ventricular failure
- Low QRS Voltage
- Poor R wave progression
- Left bundle branch block (LBBB)
- Non-specific ST segment and T wave changes