What question did this study set out to answer?

To highlight the often-overlooked electrocardiographic changes associated with acute pericarditis and their differentiation from myocardial infarction.

October 14, 1939JAMA

The Electrocardiographic Changes in Acute Pericarditis

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Why the study?

What are the characteristic electrocardiographic changes in patients with acute pericarditis?

Population

Patients with acute pericarditis

Design

Review

Authors

JVJoseph B. Vander VeerJohns Hopkins University RNRobert F. NorrisZamorano Pan-American Agricultural School

Discussion

Member takes

Implication

ECG differentiation of pericarditis from MI may aid diagnosis; leaves open prospective validation in contemporary cohorts.

Key Points

To highlight the often-overlooked electrocardiographic changes associated with acute pericarditis and their differentiation from myocardial infarction.
Review of electrocardiographic patterns in acute pericarditis cases.
Comparison of electrocardiograms attributed to acute pericarditis and coronary occlusion.
Several electrocardiograms typical of acute pericarditis were mistakenly linked to coronary occlusion.
RT segment elevation was noted as a significant electrocardiographic change in acute pericarditis.

Structured PICO

What are the characteristic electrocardiographic changes in patients with acute pericarditis?

Population

Patients with acute pericarditis

Intervention

Electrocardiogram (ECG)

Outcome

Electrocardiographic changes (e.g., transitory elevation of RT segments)surrogate

Electrocardiography provides a distinct pattern for diagnosing acute pericarditis and differentiating it from acute myocardial infarction.

Cite This Study

Veer et al. (1939) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a6fc4aa26a7f98052dc5fe2 https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.1939.02800410033009

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