Atrial Enlargement and Other Abnormalities of the p Wave
Pathologic p waves in sinus rhythm are not as important as QRS alterations. However, abnormal p waves may give some hint of hemodynamic abnormalities, especially if they are associated with pathologic QRS complexes.
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Atrial Enlargement and Other Abnormalities of the p Wave
AtaGlance Pathologie p waves in sinus rhythm are not as important as QRS alterations. However, abnormal p waves may give some hint of hemodynamie abnormalities, especially if they are associated with pathologie QRS complexes.
ECG The classieal p mitrale, p pulmonale and p biatriale are due to chronie overload of the left atrium, the right atrium, or both, with consecutive hypertrophy and dilatation (ยป> enlargement) of the respective atria. In generalIeft atrial enlargement is used as a synonym for p mitrale and right atrial enlargement as a synonym for p pulmonale.
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Left Atrial Enlargement (p Mitrale)
The longer lasting activation of the hypertrophie left atrium provokes prolongation (
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