Acute respiratory distress syndrome electrocardiogram

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Brian Shaller, M.D. [2]

Overview

There are no specific electrocardiogram (ECG) abnormalities for acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS).

There are no specific ECG abnormalities for ARDS.

ECG changes associated with the underlying illness of ARDS may include findings suggestive of pulmonary embolism or myocardial ischemia.^[1]

↑ Unger, Kenneth M., Elaine M. Shibel, and Kenneth M. Moser. “Detection of left ventricular failure in patients with adult respiratory distress syndrome.” Chest 67.1 (1975): 8-13.