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June 1, 1955CirculationOpen Access

Electric Alternans in Pericardial Effusion

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Population

Patients with pericardial effusion

Design

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Authors

MGMAURICE MC GREGORUniversity of the WitwatersrandEBE BaskindUniversity of Leeds

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Implication

Electric alternans may prompt pericardial evaluation on ECG; leaves open prospective validation of specificity.

Structured PICO

P
Population
Patients with pericardial effusion
O
Outcome
Electric alternationsurrogate

Electric alternans in the setting of pericardial effusion is a unique phenomenon caused by the physical movement of the heart within the fluid-filled sac.

Cite This Study

GREGOR et al. (1955) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a720c5ec2d7c30908272874https://doi.org/10.1161/01.cir.11.6.837
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