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Electrocardiographic manifestations in a large right-sided pneumothorax.

Hiroyuki YamamotoKazuhiro SatomiYoshiyasu Aizawa
Published in: BMC pulmonary medicine (2021)
Herein, we describe a case of a large right-sided primary spontaneous pneumothorax with characteristic ECG findings that resolved following re-expansion of the lung. Our case may shed new light on the mechanisms underlying ECG abnormalities associated with a large right-sided pneumothorax. Moreover, ECG manifestations may provide useful information to suspect a large pneumothorax or tension pneumothorax in emergent settings where ECGs are performed on patients with acute chest pain and dyspnea.
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