Total anomalous pulmonary venous connection electrocardiogram

Associate Editor-In-Chief:; Keri Shafer, M.D. [mailto:kshafer@bidmc.harvard.edu] Priyamvada Singh, MBBS mailto:psingh@perfuse.org

Assistant Editor-In-Chief: Kristin Feeney, B.S. mailto:kfeeney@perfuse.org

Overview
Electrocardiogrphy findings are not very specific. However, they can show changes due to dilatation of right side of heart.

Electrocardiographic Findings
Electrocardiography may be used as a screening tool. An electrocardiogram indicative of a total anomalous pulmonary venous connection will have:


 * Right atrial hypertrophy(tall'P' wave)
 * Right axis deviation on ECG
 * Right ventricular hypertrophy(ST changes)