Title: ECG Following Cardiac Transplant<br/>Author: Semhar Tewelde<br/><a href='http://umem.org/profiles/faculty/352/'>[Click to email author]</a><hr/><p>
        <strong><u>ECG Following Cardiac Transplant</u></strong></p>
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                Suturing of donor atria to the corresponding structures of a recipient’s residual atria produces two sets of P-waves:
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                                A small native P-wave (often so small it may not been visualized)</li>
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                                Followed by a donor P-wave of normal size associated w/ a QRS complex</li>
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                A complete or incomplete right bundle branch develops in >80% transplant recipients</li>
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                ~7–25% of recipients also demonstrate a left anterior fascicular block (LAFB)</li>
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                The transplanted heart contracts faster than the atrial remnant secondary to autonomic denervation frequently resulting in an increased resting heart rate </li>
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        Chou's Electrocardiography in Clinical Practice: Adult and Pediatric 6^th Edition </p>
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