Katz-Wachtel phenomenon in an adult with dilated cardiomyopathy
- Resource Type
- article
- Authors
- Dinkar Bhasin; Ayush Agarwal; Yash Paul Sharma; Arun Sharma; Soumitra Ghosh
- Source
- Annals of Pediatric Cardiology, Vol 16, Iss 5, Pp 381-383 (2023)
- Subject
- biventricular hypertrophy
dilated cardiomyopathy
katz-wachtel phenomenon
pulmonary hypertension
Medicine
Pediatrics
RJ1-570
Diseases of the circulatory (Cardiovascular) system
RC666-701
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 0974-2069
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.