Rheumatoid arthritis electrocardiogram
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Manpreet Kaur, MD [2]
Overview
There are no ECG findings associated with rheumatoid arthritis. An ECG may be helpful in the diagnosis of pericarditis which may be associated with rheumatoid arthritis. Findings of pericarditis are diffuse ST-segment elevation and PR segment depression.
Electrocardiogram
- There are no ECG findings associated with rheumatoid arthritis.
- An ECG may be helpful in the diagnosis of pericarditis associated with rheumatoid arthritis. Findings on an ECG suggestive of pericarditis include:[1][2][3]
- Diffuse ST segment elevation
- Depression of the PR segment
References
- ↑ Troughton RW, Asher CR, Klein AL (February 2004). "Pericarditis". Lancet. 363 (9410): 717–27. doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(04)15648-1. PMID 15001332.
- ↑ Spodick DH (March 2003). "Acute pericarditis: current concepts and practice". JAMA. 289 (9): 1150–3. PMID 12622586.
- ↑ Laitinen O, Kentala E, Leirisalo M (1978). "Electrocardiographic findings in patients with connective tissue disease". Scand. J. Rheumatol. 7 (4): 193–8. PMID 32614.