PRONOUNCED T WAVE INVERSION IN AN 18 YEAR OLD PATIENT WITH ACUTE PULMONARY EMBOLISM

Abstract

(This article may be cited as; Zack Paul M, Klamerus Mark A, Carlson Katherine. Pronounced t wave inversion in an 18 year old patient with acute pulmonary embolism.E-Journal of cardiology 2011;1(1):9-12.)

The ECG findings of diffuse T wave inversion and QTc prolongation have been reported as a rare occurrence in the setting of acute pulmonary embolism [1-3]. We report a case of a young patient with acute pulmonary embolism and a presenting ECG demonstrating pronounced T wave inversion of greater magnitude than seen on previously published electrocardiograms.