right atrial enlargement (RAE)

Etiology

• chronic lung disease leading to cor pulmonale
• tricuspid stenosis
• congenital heart disease
• pulmonary hypertension

Diagnostic procedures

• Electrocardiographic (ECG) criteria:
  • biphasic p wave in precordial leads
  • p wave axis > 70 degrees
  • tall, peaked p wave > 3 mm in ECG lead II, ECG lead III & ECG lead aVF
  • small QRS voltage in ECG lead V1
  • p wave > 1.5 mm in ECG lead V2

More general terms

• sign/symptom
• heart disease (cardiac disease)