Electrocardiographic history of pulmonary arterial hypertension – from diagnosis, through pregnancy, to lung transplantation

• Authors: Karolina Bula , Marek Grabka , Katarzyna Mizia-Stec

Title variants

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Obraz elektrokardiograficzny tętniczego nadciśnienia płucnego – od diagnozy poprzez ciążę do przeszczepienia płuc

• Languages of publication: EN PL

Abstracts

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The frequency and nature of electrocardiographic changes in patients with pulmonary hypertension varies significantly depending on the severity of the illness. In mild cases, electrocardiogram (ECG) may be normal. We present the consecutive ECGs of a patient with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) in the 5-year course of the disease – from diagnosis to lung transplantation. The described case shows the variability of ECG changes in correlation with the clinical state of the patient. The observed ECG abnormalities in PAH are reversible and in the presented case ECG normalized after lung transplantation.

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Częstość i charakter zmian w zapisach elektrokardiograficznych u pacjentów z nadciśnieniem płucnym zna-cząco różni się zależnie od ciężkości choroby. U pacjentów z łagodnym nadciśnieniem płucnym zapis elektro-kardiograficzny (EKG) może być prawidłowy. W niniejszej pracy prezentujemy kolejne zapisy EKG pacjentki z tętniczym nadciśnieniem płucnym (pulmonary arterial hypertension – PAH) w 5-letnim okresie choroby – od postawienia diagnozy aż do przeszczepienia płuc. Opisany przypadek pokazuje różnorodność zmian w zapi-sach EKG, których nasilenie korelowało ze stanem klinicznym pacjentki. Obserwowane nieprawidłowości w zapisach EKG w przypadku PAH są odwracalne i w prezentowanym przypadku doszło do ich normalizacji po przeszczepieniu płuc.

Keywords

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electrocardiography; elektrokardiografia; przerost prawej komory serca; pulmonary arterial hypertension; right ventricular hypertrophy; tętnicze nadciśnienie płucne

Discipline

• MEDICINE: MEDICINE

• Publisher: Śląski Uniwersytet Medyczny w Katowicach
• Journal: Annales Academiae Medicae Silesiensis
• Year: 2023
• Issue: 77
• Pages: 128–136

Contributors

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Karolina Bula

• 1st Department of Cardiology, Faculty of Medical Sciences in Katowice, Medical University of Silesia, Katowice, Poland

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Marek Grabka

• 1st Department of Cardiology, Faculty of Medical Sciences in Katowice, Medical University of Silesia, Katowice, Poland

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Katarzyna Mizia-Stec

• 1st Department of Cardiology, Faculty of Medical Sciences in Katowice, Medical University of Silesia, Katowice, Poland

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