The most common ECG finding in the setting of a pulmonary embolism is sinus tachycardia. However, the “S1Q3T3” pattern of acute cor pulmonale is classic; this is termed the McGinn-White Sign.

Patients with symptoms, signs, ECG, or chest radiograph suggestive of pulmonary hypertension should undergo two-dimensional echocardiography with Doppler flow. Echocardiography is the most useful ...

Answer: The patient's clinical presentation is consistent with severe pulmonary hypertension (most likely due to her HIV disease). Her ECG revealed right ventricular hypertrophy which results from ...

ECG Challenge: Sudden Palpitations and Shortness of Breath A 56-year-old patient with cardiomyopathy lands in the emergency department with shortness of breath and a rapid heart rate. What does ...