Relationship between arterial pressure and negative U waves in electrocardiograms

Direct correlation exists between arterial pressure levels and negativity of U waves in electrocardiograms of hypertensive patients; lowering of arterial pressure results in conversion of negative to positive U waves in the majority of hypertensive patients. Presence of negative U waves does not nec...

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Published inCirculation (New York, N.Y.) Vol. 23; no. 5; pp. 675 - 680
Main Authors GEORGOPOULOS, A J, PROUDFIT, W L, PAGE, I H
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.05.1961
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Arrhythmias, Cardiac
Arterial Pressure
Brugada Syndrome
Cardiac Conduction System Disease
Electrocardiography
Heart Conduction System
Humans
Hypertension - physiology
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ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY
HYPERTENSION/physiology
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Summary:Direct correlation exists between arterial pressure levels and negativity of U waves in electrocardiograms of hypertensive patients; lowering of arterial pressure results in conversion of negative to positive U waves in the majority of hypertensive patients. Presence of negative U waves does not necessarily indicate organic myocardial changes or a grave prognosis; when their polarity remains unchanged following antihypertensive treatment, it may indicate unsatisfactory control of arterial pressure.
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ISSN:0009-7322
1524-4539
DOI:10.1161/01.cir.23.5.675