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(Chest. 1972;62:24-28.)
© 1972 American College of Chest Physicians

Significance of Positive, Tall and Peaked Electrocardiographic T Waves in Early Diagnosis of Ischemic Heart Disease

Ali M. Handjani M.D., F.C.C.P.1

1 Associate Professor in Medicine, Pahlavi University Medical Center, Saadi and Nemazee Hospitals, Shiraz, Iran

Tall peaked T waves have been found in 66 (0.64 percent) of 10,307 electro- cardiograms. Forty-two of the patients showing this abnormality exhibited an anginal syndrome and six subsequently developed myocardial infarction. In addition to anginal pain, statistically significant abnormalities were found in one or more of the following: QT interval, QTC, QX/QT ratio and ST changes.






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