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Course Outline
Charles Einthoven
electrophysiology
ECG as an “imaging tool”
ECG as an “imaging tool”
150 bpm
100 bpm
75 bpm
60 bpm
50 bpm
~ 45 bpm
Calculating rate of an irregular
rhythm
Lead I
Lead aVF
Lead V1 Normal precordial Axis
Lead V6
1F Frontal Plane Axis Calculator
1G Precordial Axis
1H
Frontal Plane Axis Calculation
Course Outline
PR
A – V Block
QRS
Ventricular (bundle branch)
blocks
• LBBB
– Hemiblocks
• Left anterior fascicular block (left anterior
hemiblock)
• Left posterior fascicular block (left posterior
hemiblock
• RBBB
LBBB
RBBB
Hemi-blocks
• Atrial
– Left atrial hypertrophy
– Right atrial hypertrophy
• Ventricualr
– LVH
– RVH
Left Atrial Hypertrophy
Right Atrial Hypertrophy
Ventricular Hypertrophy
• RVH
– R > S in V1
– Right axis deviation
• LVD
– R wave 15 mm high in lead I
– Sum deepest S wave V1 or V2 and add to
tallest R wave in V5 or V6 > 35 mm
Course Outline
Lead I
Lead aVF
Lead V1 Normal precordial Axis
Lead V6
LBBB
RBBB
Stepwise Assessment of Wide Complex
Tachycardia
83 Yes 471 No
83 VT
SN = 0.21 SP = 1.0
Go to next step
Absence of precordial RS complexes
V1
V6
Stepwise Assessment of Wide Complex
Tachycardia
83 Yes 471 No
83 VT
SN = 0.21 SP = 1.0
Go to next step
Stepwise Assessment of Wide Complex
Tachycardia
172 VT 3 SVT
SN = 0.66 SP = 0.98
Go to next step
Hypothesis: prolongation of
the intrinsicoid deflection--
RS interval > 0.1 sec--
could be a marker for VT
RS = 0.080
or 80 ms
Stepwise Assessment of Wide Complex
Tachycardia
172 VT 3 SVT
SN = 0.66 SP = 0.98
Go to next step
Stepwise Assessment of Wide Complex
Tachycardia
• Is AV Dissociation Present?
59 Yes 237 No
59 VT
SN = 0.82 SP = 0.98
Go to next step
Stepwise Assessment of Wide Complex
Tachycardia
N = 554 (314 VT, 3 SVT, 237 unknown)
68 Yes 169 No
68 Yes 169 No
Lead I
Lead aVF
Lead V1 Normal precordial Axis
Lead V6
LBBB
RBBB
Stepwise Assessment of Wide Complex
Tachycardia
83 Yes 471 No
83 VT
SN = 0.21 SP = 1.0
Go to next step
Absence of precordial RS complexes
V1
V6
Stepwise Assessment of Wide Complex
Tachycardia
83 Yes 471 No
83 VT
SN = 0.21 SP = 1.0
Go to next step
Stepwise Assessment of Wide Complex
Tachycardia
172 VT 3 SVT
SN = 0.66 SP = 0.98
Go to next step
Hypothesis: prolongation of
the intrinsicoid deflection--
RS interval > 0.1 sec--
could be a marker for VT
RS = 0.080
or 80 ms
Stepwise Assessment of Wide Complex
Tachycardia
172 VT 3 SVT
SN = 0.66 SP = 0.98
Go to next step
Stepwise Assessment of Wide Complex
Tachycardia
• Is AV Dissociation Present?
59 Yes 237 No
59 VT
SN = 0.82 SP = 0.98
Go to next step
Stepwise Assessment of Wide Complex
Tachycardia
N = 554 (314 VT, 3 SVT, 237 unknown)
68 Yes 169 No
68 Yes 169 No