Iron deficiency anemia electrocardiogram
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Overview
Overview
There are EKG changes present in iron deficiency anemia depending on the severity of the anemia.
Electrocardiogram
Electrocardiogram
ECG changes present in iron deficiency anemia are[1]:
- Tachycardia
- ST depression.
- T wave depression.
- QRS widening (LV hypertrophy)
References
References
- ↑ Gv S, Pk S, Herur A, Chinagudi S, Patil SS, Ankad RB; et al. (2014). “Correlation Between Haemoglobin Level and Electrocardiographic (ECG) Findings in Anaemia: A Cross-Sectional Study”. J Clin Diagn Res. 8 (4): BC04–6. doi:10.7860/JCDR/2014/8966.4202. PMC 4064835. PMID 24959433.
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