Open AccessElectrocardiographic screening for emphysema: The frontal plane p axis
Author(s) -
Willis Hurst J.,
Baliepally Rajagopal,
Spodick Fccp David H.
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
clinical cardiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.263
H-Index - 72
eISSN - 1932-8737
pISSN - 0160-9289
DOI - 10.1002/clc.4960220313
Subject(s) - medicine , medical school , saint , general hospital , family medicine , art history , medical education , history
Because the most characteristic and sensitive electrocardiographic (ECG) correlate of pulmonary emphysema in adults is verticalization of the frontal plane P-wave vector (P axis), we investigated its strength as a lone criterion to screen for obstructive pulmonary disease (OPD) in an adult hospital population.