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Katz-Wachtel phenomenon in an adult with dilated cardiomyopathy

Published:2023-09 Issue:5 Volume:16 Page:381-383
ISSN:0974-2069
Container-title:Annals of Pediatric Cardiology
language:en
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Author:

Bhasin Dinkar¹,Agarwal Ayush²,Sharma Yash Paul¹,Sharma Arun³,Ghosh Soumitra⁴

Affiliation:

1. Department of Cardiology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India

2. Department of Medicine, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India

3. Department of Radiology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India

4. Department of Cardiology, Vivekananda Hospital, Durgapur, West Bengal, India

Abstract

ABSTRACT Katz-Wachtel phenomenon is an electrocardiogram (ECG) sign demonstrating large equiphasic precordial QRS complexes indicative of biventricular hypertrophy. This sign is most commonly seen in children with congenital heart disease and is rarely described in adults. We report a case where this ECG sign was noted in an adult with dilated cardiomyopathy and discuss the possible mechanisms for this unusual finding.

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