Cyanosis electrocardiogram

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

An ECG may be helpful in the diagnosis of congenital cyanotic heart disease and helps differentiate the causes of cyanotic heart disease.

• An ECG may be helpful in the finding the cause of cyanosis. It helps differentiate among the causes of cyanosis:
  • Tetralogy of Fallot (to view electrocardiogram findings, click here)
  • Transposition of the great vessels (to view electrocardiogram findings, click here)
  • Hypoplastic left heart syndrome (to view electrocardiogram findings, click here)
  • Ebstein’s anomaly (to view electrocardiogram findings, click here)
  • Total anomalous pulmonary venous connection (to view electrocardiogram findings, click here)
  • Pulmonary hypertension (to view electrocardiogram findings, click here)
  • Pulmonary embolism (to view electrocardiogram findings, click here)