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The electrocardiographic manifestations of pulmonary embolism
R J Panos1, R A Barish, D W Whye
1Department of Medicine, University of Maryland Hospital, Baltimore 21201.
The Journal of Emergency Medicine
|July 1, 1988
Abstract:
The electrocardiographic manifestations of pulmonary embolism include rhythm and condition disturbances and changes in the P wave, QRS complex, or T wave. Since these abnormalities are highly variable and frequently transient, they lack the sensitivity necessary to establish the diagnosis of pulmonary embolism. The electrocardiogram may rise the suspicion of pulmonary embolism, but other diagnostic tests are necessary to confirm the diagnosis.