Cardiomegaly electrocardiogram


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Electrocardiogram

 * The presence of q waves suggest a prior MI to account for the enlargement.
 * ST segment elevation would suggest either ongoing or resolving ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction or Myocarditis or Pericarditis.
 * The EKG may suggest signs of left atrial enlargement, right atrial enlargement or right axis deviation which may point toward a specific diagnosis.

''Images shown below are courtesy of Professor Peter Anderson DVM PhD and published with permission. © PEIR, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Department of Pathology''