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Search > Cardiovascular Program > Arrhythmia > ECG: Pericarditis > Acute Pericarditis: Second Stage- T Wave Inversion

Acute Pericarditis: Second Stage- T Wave Inversion

Electrocardiogram obtained in a 17-year-old adolescent with acute pericarditis. An initial tracing showed ST segment elevation. The ST segments gradually returned to the baseline and the T waves then became inverted. This tracing was obtained 20 days after initial presentation. The T-wave inversion represents the second stage of electrocardiographic changes of acute pericarditis. As the condition resolved, the electrocardiogram became normal.

Acute Pericarditis: Second Stage- T Wave Inversion