https://ecgvn.com/en/tags/rae/ Recent content in Rae on ECG Library – LITFL Basics Hugo en-us Tue, 08 Oct 2024 00:00:00 +0000 https://ecgvn.com/en/posts/right-atrial-enlargement/ Tue, 08 Oct 2024 00:00:00 +0000 https://ecgvn.com/en/posts/right-atrial-enlargement/ <p><strong>ECG Criteria of Right Atrial Enlargement</strong></p> <p>Right atrial enlargement produces a peaked P wave (<em>P pulmonale</em>) with amplitude:</p> <ul> <li> <blockquote> <p>2.5 mm in the inferior leads (II, III and AVF)</p></blockquote> </li> <li> <blockquote> <p>1.5 mm in V1 and V2</p></blockquote> </li> </ul> <p>Also known as: Right Atrial Enlargement (RAE), Right atrial hypertrophy (RAH), right atrial abnormality</p> <hr> <h5 id="p-wave-changes-with-right-atrial-enlargement">P wave changes with Right Atrial Enlargement</h5> <p><a href="https://litfl.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/P-wave-morphology-RAE-Wagner-2007.png"><img alt="P wave morphology RAE Wagner 2007" loading="lazy" src="https://litfl.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/P-wave-morphology-RAE-Wagner-2007.png"></a></p> <hr> <h4 id="causes-of-right-atrial-enlargement">Causes of Right Atrial Enlargement</h4> <p>The principal cause is <strong>pulmonary hypertension</strong> due to:</p>