TY - JOUR
T1 - ECG with alternating electric axis in relation to left-sided tension pneumothorax
T2 - a case report and review of the literature
AU - Schmidt, Diana Chabané
AU - Andersson, Charlotte
AU - Schultz, Hans Henrik
PY - 2018/7/9
Y1 - 2018/7/9
N2 - The incidence of spontaneous pneumothorax has been estimated to 7.4-18.0/100,000 for men and 1.2-6.0/100,000 for women. The most common symptoms are sudden chest pain and dyspnoea. Due to chest pain many patients have an electrocardiogram (ECG) done in the acute setting. We present a case of unusual findings of electric alternans in the electrocardiogram (ECG) in a patient with a left-sided spontaneous pneumothorax. Reviewing the literature we found five former cases of pneumothoraxes with electric alternans in the ECG, all occurring in relation to left-sided pneumothorax.
AB - The incidence of spontaneous pneumothorax has been estimated to 7.4-18.0/100,000 for men and 1.2-6.0/100,000 for women. The most common symptoms are sudden chest pain and dyspnoea. Due to chest pain many patients have an electrocardiogram (ECG) done in the acute setting. We present a case of unusual findings of electric alternans in the electrocardiogram (ECG) in a patient with a left-sided spontaneous pneumothorax. Reviewing the literature we found five former cases of pneumothoraxes with electric alternans in the ECG, all occurring in relation to left-sided pneumothorax.
U2 - 10.1080/20018525.2018.1495982
DO - 10.1080/20018525.2018.1495982
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 30013727
SN - 2001-8525
VL - 5
SP - 1495982
JO - European Clinical Respiratory Journal
JF - European Clinical Respiratory Journal
IS - 1
ER -