Vnitr Lek 2002, 48(Supplement 1):81-85
[Importance of the ECG in pulmonary thromboembolisms in gynecology].
- I. gynekologicko-porodnická klinika Lékarské fakulty MU, Brno.
The authors analyze the diagnostic value of ECG examination in pulmonary thromboembolism which is a frequent complication in elderly women in postoperative gynaecological departments. They draw attention in particular to the importance of ECG in the differential diagnosis between cor pulmonale acutum and infarction of the inferior and anterior myocardial wall.
Keywords: Diagnosis, Differential; Electrocardiography; Female; Gynecologic Surgical Procedures, adverse effects, ; Humans; Myocardial Infarction, diagnosis, ; Pulmonary Embolism, diagnosis, ; Pulmonary Heart Disease, diagnosis,
Published: December 1, 2001 Show citation