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Global T-wave Inversion on Electrocardiogram: What Is the Differential?
Olayinka Afolabi-Brown 1, D. Lynn Morris 1, 2, Vincent M. Figueredo 1, 2
Affiliations
Article Info
1 Einstein Heart and Vascular Institute, Einstein Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA
2 Jefferson Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA
Abstract
Global T-wave inversion as seen on electrocardiogram is associated with a variety of pathophysiologic states, including cardiac, pulmonary, and cerebrovascular disease, and acute electrolyte disorders. Although some of these are chronic conditions, others are acute emergencies, necessitating early diagnosis and treatment. This article reviews and provides examples of possible etiologies of global T-wave inversion on electrocardiogram.
Keywords
- T-wave inversion
- Electrocardiogram
- Acute cerebrovascular event
- Apical hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
- Acute pericarditis
- Hypokalemia
- Hyponatremia
- Acute myocardial infarction
- Pheochromocytoma
- Pulmonary edema
- Pulmonary embolism
- Takotsubo cardiomyopathy