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==T wave changes==
==T wave changes==
The T wave is quite 'labile' and longs lists of possible causes of T wave changes exist. A changing T wave can be a sign that 'something' is abnormal, but it doesn't say much about the severity. T waves can be peaked, normal, flat, or negative. Flat and negative T waves are defined as:
The T wave is quite 'labile' and long lists of possible causes of T wave changes exist. A changing T wave can be a sign that 'something' is abnormal, but it doesn't say much about the severity. T waves can be peaked, normal, flat, or negative. Flat and negative T waves are defined as:


;flat T wave: < 0.5 mm negative or positive T wave in leads I, II, V3, V4, V5 or V6
;flat T wave: < 0.5 mm negative or positive T wave in leads I, II, V3, V4, V5 or V6