8. 1. Left bundle branch block
2. Cabrera's sign - possible myocardial
infarction Cabrera’s sign is used to diagnose
an acute myocardial infarction in the
setting of a left bundle branch block and
consists of notching at 40 milliseconds in
the upslope of the S wave in lead V3 and
V4. This has a poor sensitivity of 27% for
myocardial infarction
20. 2. Posterior myocardial infarction
the causes of a R wave being larger than the S wave in lead V1 include
a posterior myocardial infarction,
right bundle branch block,
WPW Type A,
right ventricular hypertrophy,
ventricular tachycardia with a right bundle branch block pattern
isolated posterior wall hypertrophy (can occur with Duchenne's muscular dystrophy).
22. Hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy (HOCM)
Hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy (HOCM) is a pathologic cardiac condition in which the interventricular septum is
abnormally thickened. The classic finding in HOCM is large dagger-like “septal Q waves” in the lateral leads due to the
abnormally hypertrophied interventricular septum. The apical variant of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy does not result in septal
Q waves as the septum is normal in thickness in this condition. The cardiac apex is thickened resulting in diffuse T wave changes
throughout the precordial leads.
23. 1. Atrial fibrillation with an uncontrolled ventricular response
2. ST changes consistent with ischemia or digoxin effect
3. Left axis deviation
4. Left ventricular hypertrophy
25. ST changes consistent with ischemia - specifically, occlusion of the left main coronary artery
This ECG shows dramatic ST depression that is downsloping consistent with ischemia. The changes are
quite pronounced. One classic teaching helps to diagnose a left main coronary artery occlusion. This is
ST segment elevation in lead aVR greater than the ST elevation in lead V1 along with ST depression in
the precordial leads.
27. 1. Atrial fibrillation with an uncontrolled ventricular response
2. Left bundle branch block
3. Premature ventricular contractions
28.
29.
30. •Absence of typical RBBB or LBBB morphology
•Extreme axis deviation (“northwest axis”) — QRS is positive in aVR and
negative in I + aVF.
•Very broad complexes (>160ms)
•AV dissociation (P and QRS complexes at different rates)
•Capture beats — occur when the sinoatrial node transiently ‘captures’
the ventricles, in the midst of AV dissociation, to produce a QRS complex
of normal duration.
•Fusion beats — occur when a sinus and ventricular beat coincides to
produce a hybrid complex.
•Positive or negative concordance throughout the chest leads, i.e. leads
V1-6 show entirely positive (R) or entirely negative (QS) complexes, with
no RS complexes seen.
•Brugada’s sign – The distance from the onset of the QRS complex to the
nadir of the S-wave is > 100ms
•Josephson’s sign – Notching near the nadir of the S-wave
•RSR’ complexes with a taller left rabbit ear. This is the most specific
finding in favour of VT. This is in contrast to RBBB,
where the right rabbit ear is taller.
69. 2. Right ventricular hypertrophy with strain
3. Right atrial enlargement
4. Right axis deviation
70. 2. Hyperacute T waves consistent with myocardial infarction
This patient had acute chest pains and a normal potassium
level. Subsequently, anterior ST elevation developed.
Hyperacute T waves are the very first sign of a myocardial
infarction,
71. Anterior myocardial infarction
This ECG shows an anteiroseptal myocardial infarction with
hyperacute T waves and "tombstoning" of the ST segment
72. 1. Bidirectional ventricular tachycardia
2. Digoxin toxicity
Bidirectional ventricular tachycardia is a rare, but
pathognomonic rhythm for digoxin toxicity. There are two
distinct QRS morphologies alternating every other beat
73. 1. Accelerated junctional rhythm
2. Left bundle branch block
3. Chapman's sign indicating possible acute myocardial infarction
Chapman's sign is used to diagnose an acute myocardial infarction in the setting of a left
bundle branch block and consists of a notch in the upslope of the R wave in lead I, aVL or V6.
This has a low sensitivity, but a specificity of about 90%.
74. 2. 1st degree AV block
3. Left atrial enlargement
4. Early repolarization
84. 1. Sinus tachycardia
2. Right atrial enlargement
3. Non-specific T wave abnormality
4. Baseline wobble artifact
85. 2. Right bundle branch block
3. SVT with aberrancy - rate dependent left
bundle branch block
Using the Brugada criteria, we see that there is no concordance (QRS complex down in V1 and up in V6), the R to S
interval is not greater than 100 ms and there is no AV dissociation that is obvious. We then examine the
morphology criteria when the pattern is that of a left bundle. There is no identifiable Q wave or QS in lead V6
which would have favored VT. The is no wide R wave that is 40 ms or greater in V1 or V2 which would have favored
VT. There is no slur or notch in the downstroke of the S wave in lead V1 or V2. Lastly, the duration of the onset of
the QRS complex to the peak of the S wave is not > 60 ms.
101. 1. Ventricular tachycardia
This ECG meets the Brugada criteria for ventricular tachycardia based on the
presence of AV dissociation. Look at the rhythm strip in lead V1 and you will
intermittently see P waves prior the QRS complexes. March them out to see
even more that are consistent. Also, the R-S is about exactly 100 ms in lead V1
and V2 which would meet criteria as well.
103. 2. Isolated posterior wall hypertrophy
Without the clinical history this diagnosis is impossible to make based on the
ECG alone. This ECG was from a patient with Duchenne's Muscular Dystrophy
who had posterior wall hypertrophy confirmed on an echocardiogram. This is
one of the causes of an R:S ratio > 1 in lead V1. Other causes of a large R wave
in lead V1 include a right bundle branch block, WPW Type A, right ventricular
hypertrophy and a posterior wall myocardial infarction.