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ArticleIndian heart journal

An unusual ECG pattern in restrictive cardimyopathy.

M Selvaganesh, A S Arul, S Balasubramanian, N Ganesan, S Naina Mohammed, G S Sivakumar, S R Veeramani, P Jeyasingh, S Sathishkumar, S Selvaraju

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Article in Indian heart journal. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed, 8 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Cardiomyopathies and a brief insight into DOX-induced cardiomyopathy.The Egyptian heart journal : (EHJ) : official bulletin of the Egyptian Society of Cardiology · 2025
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  2. Cardiomyopathies: An Overview.International journal of molecular sciences · 2021
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  3. Pediatric Restrictive Cardiomyopathies.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2021
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

M SelvaganeshResident, Dept of Cardiology, Madurai Medical College, India. Electronic address: selvapacemaker@yahoo.com.
A S ArulProfessor, Dept of Cardiology, Madurai Medical College, India.
S BalasubramanianProfessor, Dept of Cardiology, Madurai Medical College, India.
N GanesanAssistant Professor, Dept of Cardiology, Madurai Medical College, India.
S Naina MohammedAssistant Professor, Dept of Cardiology, Madurai Medical College, India.
G S SivakumarAssistant Professor, Dept of Cardiology, Madurai Medical College, India.
S R VeeramaniAssistant Professor, Dept of Cardiology, Madurai Medical College, India.
P JeyasinghResident, Dept of Cardiology, Madurai Medical College, India.
S SathishkumarResident, Dept of Cardiology, Madurai Medical College, India.
S SelvarajuResident, Dept of Cardiology, Madurai Medical College, India.
Madurai Medical College · IN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Restrictive cardiomyopathy is the least common type of primary cardiomyopathies. Electrocardiographic recording is abnormal in 99% of patients with RCM. Biatrial enlargement, obliquely elevated ST segment with notched or biphasic late peaking T waves are considered characteristic ECG finding. Significant ST depression with T inversion mimicking subendocardial ischemia has also been reported in patients with RCM and is even suggested as a predictor of sudden cardiac death. We noted a similar ECG pattern in a 16 yr girl with Idiopathic restrictive cardiomyopathy. Coronaries were normal, stress perfusion imaging did not show any perfusion defect. This diffuse resting ST depression with T inversion in precordial & inferior leads along with ST elevation in aVR was persistent for more than six months.

Indexed as

ElectrocardiographyAdolescentCardiomyopathy, RestrictiveCoronary AngiographyDiagnosis, DifferentialEchocardiography, DopplerFemaleHeart Conduction SystemHumansMagnetic Resonance Imaging, CineMyocardial Perfusion ImagingaVR ST elevationDiffuse ST depressionElectrocardiogramRestrictive cardiomyopathy

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PMID26304570
PMCPMC4561850
OpenAlexW2146692788

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