Uremic pericarditis electrocardiogram

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor-In-Chief: Varun Kumar, M.B.B.S.; Lakshmi Gopalakrishnan, M.B.B.S.

Typical ECG changes of acute pericarditis such as ST and T wave elevations may not be seen in uremic pericarditis. This could be due to non-involvement of myocardium^[1].

However, electrical alternans may be seen in presence of cardiac tamponade and other ECG changes related to electrolytes abnormalities due to poor renal function may be noted.

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