RESUMEN
BACKGROUND: The significance of inverted T waves remains unclear in patients with acute pulmonary embolism (PE). METHODS AND RESULTS: The relationship of the number of leads with inverted T waves to the severity of PE in 40 patients with acute PE was studied. Patients were classified into 3 groups according to the number of leads with inverted T waves on the admission electrocardiogram (ECG): 15 patients,