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01.09.2015 | Schwerpunkt
The P-wave morphology: what does it tell us?
verfasst von:
Adrian Baranchuk, MD FACC FRCPC, Antoni Bayés de Luna, MD PhD
Erschienen in:
Herzschrittmachertherapie + Elektrophysiologie
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Ausgabe 3/2015
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Abstract
P-wave morphology and duration reveals several aspects of the atria: Proper function, fibrosis, dyssynchrony, and activation paths can be inferred from the surface P-wave analysis. Surface electrocardiogram (ECG) can help differentiating enlargements of the atria from conduction defects including intra- and interatrial block.
The purpose of this paper is to review normal atrial morphology and the most relevant abnormal patterns.