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P wave

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The P wave is caused by the depolarisation of the atria, and is changed by atrial pathologies. Of note are the defective P waves caused by atrial hypertrophy:

  • P pulmonale (RA hypertrophy)
  • P mitrale (LA hypertrophy)

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