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NSSTW changes
Introduction
Synonyms and keywords: NSSTW changes
Overview
Overview
Non specific ST T wave changes refer to changes in the T waves (such as inversion or flattening) and ST segments (such as ST depression) on the electrocardiogram that due not follow an anatomic distribution and are not diagnostic of any one condition.
Causes of Non Specific ST Segment and T Wave Changes [1]
Causes of Non Specific ST Segment and T Wave Changes [1]
- Adrenal insufficiency
- Anxiety
- Central nervous system diseases
- Congestive heart failure
- Digoxin
- Electrolyte disturbances
- Gallbladder disease
- Heart failure
- Hyperkalemia
- Hyperventilation (in 70% of patients after 30 to 60 seconds)
- Hypokalemia
- Hypopituitarism
- Hypothyroidism
- Ischemic heart disease
- Left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH)
- Mitral valve prolapse (MVP)
- Orthostatic changes (3 to 23%), most prominent in the inferior leads
- Pacemaker
- Pancreatitis
- Pheochromocytoma
- Postprandial T-waves changes
- Pulmonary embolism
- Pericarditis
- Right ventricular hypertrophy (RVH)
- Truncal vagotomy
References
References
- ↑ Hammill S. C. Electrocardiographic diagnoses: Criteria and definitions of abnormalities, Chapter 18, MAYO Clinic, Concise Textbook of Cardiology, 3rd edition, 2007 ISBN 0-8493-9057-5
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Cafer Zorkun, M.D., Ph.D. [2]