Electrocardiographic findings associated with early clinical deterioration in acute pulmonary embolism.

Anthony J WeekesJaron D RaperAlyssa M ThomasKathryn LupezCarly A CoxDasia EsenerJeremy S BoydJason T NomuraJillian DavisonPatrick M OckerseStephen LeechEric AbramsChristopher KellyNathaniel S O'Connell

Published in: Academic emergency medicine : official journal of the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine (2022)

, iRBBB, STE aVR, sinus tachycardia, and S1-Q3-T3 were independent predictors of abnlRV. Finding one or more of these ECG patterns may increase considerations for performance of echocardiography to look for RV abnormalities and, if present, inform concerns for early clinical deterioration.

Keyphrases

pulmonary embolism
left ventricular
inferior vena cava
mycobacterium tuberculosis
liver failure
pulmonary hypertension
heart rate
heart failure
intensive care unit
heart rate variability
hepatitis b virus
extracorporeal membrane oxygenation