Altitude sickness electrocardiogram

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief:

Overview

There are no ECG findings associated with [disease name].

OR

An ECG may be helpful in the diagnosis of [disease name]. Findings on an ECG suggestive of/diagnostic of [disease name] include [finding 1], [finding 2], and [finding 3].

Electrocardiogram

• An ECG may be helpful in the diagnosis of altitude sickness. Findings on an ECG suggestive of altitude sickness include:
  • Shortening of R-R interval
  • Shortening of the lengthening of Q-T and in particular for the ST-T flattening