Volume : V, Issue : I, January - 2016

A STUDY OF ECG MANIFESTATIONS IN 100 CASES OF PULMONARY HYPERTENSION

Dr. Chirag Gangajalia, Dr. Jaydeep Odhwani

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Background & Objectives: The present study has been undertaken to study the ECG changes in pulmonary hypertension due to various causes and to find their importance in predicting the further complications to follow. Methods: This is a prospective observational study done at Department of Pulmonary Medicine, B.J. Medical College & Civil Hospital, Ahmedabad on random 100 adult patients aged >12 years of both sexes who came to outpatient department or admitted, diagnosed for Pulmonary Hypertension and willing to participate in the study. The study was done over period of 2 years from 2012 to 2014. Results: Most of the patients were male. Mean age of the patients was 48.13 years & Male to female ratio was 1.12:1. Most common symptom was eathlessness which was present in 88% of patients. Most of patients had secondary type of Pulmonary Hypertension. Out of 97 patients who had secondary Pulmonary Hypertension had some kind of underlying lung disorder. Most of them had mild pulmonary hypertension. 82 patients had tachycardia and 1 patient had adycardia. 77 patients had right axis deviation of QRS complex and 23 patients had no deviation of QRS complex axis. 64 patients had P wave amplitude of more than 2.5 mm. 58 patients had right axis deviation of P wave and 42 patients had no deviation of P wave axis. 11 patients had completely normal ECG. Conclusions: It is being increasingly recognized that to avoid advancing cardiac involvement in respiratory diseases the ECG abnormalities signalling involvement of right ventricular functions are of great importance in follow up of such patients and gives an early warning to rising pulmonary hypertension. Thus the patient can be put on adequate management to avoid further deterioration at an early stage and this significantly alters the prognosis of the patients.

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Dr. Chirag Gangajalia, Dr. Jaydeep Odhwani A Study of Ecg Manifestations in 100 Cases of Pulmonary Hypertension International Journal of Scientific Research, Vol : 5, Issue : 1 January 2016

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