COPD on ECG

COPD

Interpretation

This ECG has features of COPD:

  • Sinus Tachycardia
  • Prominent P waves in inferior leads (P pulmonale) – a sign of Right Atrial Enlargement (RAE)
  • Right Axis Deviation
  • Flattened and Inverted P waves in lead I and aVL
  • Almost isoelectric QRS complex in Lead I
  • Poor R wave progression in precordial leads (delayed R/S transition)
  • Persistance of S wave in V6

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