Key result
An S1Q3T3 ECG pattern facilitated the early diagnosis of acute massive pulmonary embolism in a 56-year-old man, leading to successful treatment with fibrinolytic therapy.
Case Report (n=1)
The S1Q3T3 ECG pattern remains a useful clinical sign for the early diagnosis of acute massive pulmonary embolism.
May aid early PE suspicion in select cases; hypothesis-generating from Level 5 evidence, needs prospective validation.
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Lokesh Shahani (2012) conducted a case report in Acute pulmonary embolism (n=1). Fibrinolytic therapy was evaluated on Clinical outcome. An S1Q3T3 ECG pattern facilitated the early diagnosis of acute massive pulmonary embolism in a 56-year-old man, leading to successful treatment with fibrinolytic therapy.
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