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Antoni Bayés-de-Luna1, Ljuba Bacharova2
1Cardiovascular Research Foundation. Cardiovascular ICCC- Program, Research Institute Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Barcelona, Spain.
Abstract:
In this article, we will comment on new aspects of P-wave morphology that help us to better diagnose atrial blocks and atrial enlargement, and their clinical implications. These include: (1) Atypical ECG patterns of advanced interatrial block; (2) The ECG diagnosis of left atrial enlargement versus interatrial block; (3) Atrial fibrillation and advanced interatrial block: The two sides of the same coin; and (4) P-wave parameters: Clinical implications.
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