P wave
Last reviewed 01/2018
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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