Electrocardiographic Findings of Bossone et al with Prognostic Significance for a Patient with Primary Pulmonary Hypertension (PPH)

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Bassone et al identified electrocardiographic findings with prognostic significance for a patient with primary pulmonary hypertension (PPH). This can help to identify a patient who may require more aggressive management. The authors are from the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor and II Universita degli Studi in Naples.

Parameters:

(1) height of the p wave in lead II

(2) qR pattern in lead V1

(3) right ventricular hypertrophy by the WHO criteria

Parameter	Finding	Hazard Ratio
height of the p wave in lead II	< 0.25 mV	1
	>= 0.25 mV	2.8
qR pattern in lead V1	absent	1
	present	3.6
right ventricular hypertrophy (WHO criteria)	absent	1
	present	4.3

cumulative hazard ratio of mortality =

= PRODUCT(hazard ratios for the 3 parameters)

Interpretation:

• minimum cumulative hazard ratio of mortality: 1

• maximum cumulative hazard ratio of mortality: 48.3

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Electrocardiographic Findings of Bossone et al with Prognostic Significance for a Patient with Primary Pulmonary Hypertension (PPH)

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