Electrocardiographic diagnosis of left atrial enlargement.

Established scalar electrocardiographic criteria for left atrial enlargement are based on abnormalities of the P-terminal force, total P-wave duration, and the relationship of total P-wave duration to PR-interval duration. These electrocardiographic signs may also result from left atrial hypertension, left atrial hypertrophy, and interatrial conduction defects. This article describes the scalar electrocardiographic criteria for left atrial enlargement in current use, and provides a critical appraisal of their efficacy in diagnosis.

[1]  E. Krongrad,et al.  Assessment of electrocardiographic criteria for left atrial enlargement in childhood. , 1984, The American journal of cardiology.

[2]  J. Boone,et al.  FIBRILLATORY WAVE SIZE AS A CLUE TO ETIOLOGICAL DIAGNOSIS. , 1963, American heart journal.

[3]  Lee Yc,et al.  Echocardiographic and electrocardiographic criteria for diagnosing left atrial enlargement. , 1975 .

[4]  H. Pipberger,et al.  Left atrial overload: a hemodynamic, echocardiographic, electrocardiographic and vectorcardiographic study. , 1979, American heart journal.

[5]  P. Kligfield,et al.  Electrocardiographic recognition of left atrial enlargement. , 1983, Journal of electrocardiology.

[6]  W. Frankl,et al.  Electrocardiographic detection of left atrial enlargement. Correlation of P wave with left atrial dimension by echocardiography. , 1975, British heart journal.

[7]  J. W. Kennedy,et al.  The Relationship of Increased Left Atrial Volume and Pressure to Abnormal P Waves on the Electrocardiogram , 1969, Circulation.

[8]  J. Erikssen,et al.  Significance of P wave terminal force in presumably healthy middle-aged men. , 1978, American heart journal.

[9]  S. Rubler,et al.  Comparison of left atrial size and pulmonary capillary pressure with P wave of electrocardiogram. , 1976, American heart journal.

[10]  H. Ikram,et al.  The non-invasive recognition of left atrial enlargement: comparison of electro- and echocardiographic measurements. , 1977, Postgraduate medical journal.

[11]  J. Perloff,et al.  A Method for the Electrocardiographic Recognition of Atrial Enlargement , 1958, Circulation.

[12]  H. Zimmerman,et al.  Auricular overloadings; electrocardiographic analysis of 193 cases. , 1959, The American journal of cardiology.

[13]  P. Gorman,et al.  Leftward shift of the terminal P forces in the ECG associated with left atrial enlargement. , 1966, American heart journal.

[14]  S. Glasser,et al.  Left atrial size in patients with atrial fibrillation: an echocardiographic study , 1976, The American journal of the medical sciences.

[15]  H. Mcintosh,et al.  Relationship of Fibrillatory Waves and P Waves in the Electrocardiogram , 1966, Circulation.

[16]  L. D. Suárez,et al.  Reassessment of electrovectorcardiographic signs of left atrial enlargement , 1982, Clinical cardiology.

[17]  J. Calatayud,et al.  Evaluation of ECG criteria for P-wave abnormalities. , 1967, American heart journal.

[18]  A. Benchimol,et al.  Echocardiographic left atrial enlargement. Comparison of vectorcardiogram and electrocardiogram for detection. , 1978, Journal of electrocardiology.

[19]  R. A. Meyer,et al.  Left atrial size in childhood. , 1980, Journal of electrocardiology.

[20]  M A Alpert,et al.  Sensitivity and specificity of commonly used electrocardiographic criteria for left atrial enlargement determined by M-mode echocardiography. , 1984, The American journal of cardiology.

[21]  M. Quiñones,et al.  Left Atrial Enlargement: Echocardiographic Assessment of Electrocardiographic Criteria , 1976, Circulation.

[22]  R. C. Scott,et al.  Morphologic significance of left atrial involvement. , 1972, American heart journal.

[23]  G. Human,et al.  The Value of the Macruz Index in the Diagnosis of Atrial Enlargement , 1963, Circulation.

[24]  M. Josephson,et al.  Electrocardiographic left atrial enlargement. Electrophysiologic, echocardiographic and hemodynamic correlates. , 1977, The American journal of cardiology.

[25]  H. Thompson,et al.  P-WAVE ANALYSIS IN VALVULAR HEART DISEASE. , 1964 .

[26]  M. Thurmann,et al.  The Diagnostic Importance of Fibrillatory Wave Size , 1962, Circulation.

[27]  J. Kastor,et al.  Relationship of atrial fibrillatory wave amplitude to left atrial size and etiology of heart disease. An old generalization re-examined. , 1979, American heart journal.