Pericarditis, or inflammation of the pericardium, has typical ECG findings. These findings occur in progressive stages, all of which are seen in about 50% of cases of pericarditis. Stage I (acute ...

Pericarditis, or inflammation of the pericardium, has typical ECG findings. These findings occur in progressive stages, all of which are seen in about 50% of cases of pericarditis. Stage I (acute ...

The ability to identify an abnormality on the 12-lead ECG, suggestive of underlying cardiac disease associated with sudden cardiac death (SCD), is based on a sound working knowledge of the normal ECG ...

A typical ECG evolution is recorded in up to 60% of all case, while atypical evolution is not rare and may simulate an acute coronary syndrome especially in myopericarditis. Therapy may accelerate ...

with only a small subset undergoing ECG or imaging studies for confirmation. The retrospective nature of the analysis may have led to misclassification of incessant pericarditis as recurrent ...