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Polymyositis and dermatomyositis electrocardiogram
Introduction
Overview
Overview
An ECG may be helpful in the diagnosis of cardiac complications of polymyositis and dermatomyositis. Findings on an ECG suggestive of cardiac involvement include conduction abnormalities, arrhythmias, left atrial abnormality, and ST-T changes.
Electrocardiogram
Electrocardiogram
- An ECG may be helpful in the diagnosis of cardiac complications of polymyositis and dermatomyositis.
- Findings on an ECG suggestive of cardiac involvement include:[1][2][3]
- Atrioventricular conduction abnormalities
- Left anterior hemiblock (most common)
- Right bundle-branch block (most common)
- Arrhythmias
- Left atrial abnormality
- ST-T changes
- Atrioventricular conduction abnormalities
Via ECGpedia.org[4]
Via ECGpedia.org[5]
References
References
- ↑ Lundberg, I. E. (2006). “The heart in dermatomyositis and polymyositis”. Rheumatology. 45 (suppl_4): iv18–iv21. doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kel311. ISSN 1462-0332.
- ↑ Gottdiener JS, Sherber HS, Hawley RJ, Engel WK (June 1978). “Cardiac manifestations in polymyositis”. Am. J. Cardiol. 41 (7): 1141–9. PMID 665523.
- ↑ Gonzalez-Lopez L, Gamez-Nava JI, Sanchez L, Rosas E, Suarez-Almazor M, Cardona-Muñoz C, Ramos-Remus C (1996). “Cardiac manifestations in dermato-polymyositis”. Clin. Exp. Rheumatol. 14 (4): 373–9. PMID 8871835.
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