ECG at A Glance
ECG at A Glance
ECG at A Glance
ACTION POTENTIAL
Polarization
Intracellular is more negative than
extracellular
Depolarization
Intracellular becomes more positive
Influx of Na+
Repolarization
Intracellular restores to its resting potential
Efflux of K+
ACTION POTENTIAL
CARDIAC CELLS
PROPERTIES
Automaticity
Excitability
Conductivity
Contractility
CONDUCTION SYSTEM
Sinoatrial Node (SA Node)
Rhythmic rate : 60 – 100 bpm
Internodal Pathway
Anterior, middle, posterior pathways
Atrioventricular Node (AV Node)
Regions : atrionodal (AN), nodal (N),
nodal-His (NH)
Delays the impulse
CONDUCTION SYSTEM
Bundle of His
Rate : 40 – 60 bpm
Bundle Branches
LBB & RBB
LBB : anterior, posterior, septal fascicles
Purkinje Fibers
Rate : 20 – 40 bpm
CONDUCTION SYSTEM
CONDUCTION SYSTEM
LEADS
Standard Limb Leads
Lead I, II, III
Augmented Limb Leads
aVL, aVR, aVF
Precordial Leads
V1, V2, V3, V4, V5, V6
V1R, V2R, V3R, V4R, V5R, V6R
LEADS
LEADS
LEADS VIEW OF HEART
I, aVL Lateral
II, III, aVF Inferior
V1, V2 Septal
V3, V4 Anterior
V5, V6 Lateral
ECG WAVEFORMS
ECG WAVEFORMS
P wave
No more than 2.5 mm in
height
No more than 0.11 sec in
duration
Positive : I,II,aVF,V2-6
May be positive, negative, or
biphasic : III,aVL,V1
ECG WAVEFORMS
PR interval
0.12 – 0.20 sec in adult,
may be shorter in children
and longer in elders
ECG WAVEFORMS
QRS Complex
0.06 – 0.10 sec
Q : 1st negative deflection after P
R : 1st positive deflection after P
S : negative deflection after R
ECG WAVEFORMS
ST Segment
Isoelectric (flat)
ECG WAVEFORMS
T wave
Limb lead : no more than 5 mm (height)
Precordial lead : no more than 10 mm (height)
ECG WAVEFORMS
RATE MEASUREMENT
Large Boxes 300/R-R interval
Small Boxes 1500/R-R interval
LBBB
LVH
Peaked P Wave
VENTRICULAR
HYPERTROPHY
Left Ventricular Hypertrophy
S wave in V1/V2 + R wave in V5/V6 ≥ 35 mm (mV)
R wave in aVL ≥ 12 mm (mV)
Strain pattern in V5 and V6
May be accompanied by LAD
VENTRICULAR
HYPERTROPHY
Right Ventricular Hypertrophy
RAD
Reversed R-wave progression (taller R waves and smaller S
waves in V1 & V2; deeper S waves & small R waves in V5 & V6
MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION
MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION
Acute inferior myocardial infarction
MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION
Septal wall myocardial infarction
MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION
Extensive (whole) anterior myocardial
infarction
MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION
Inferior wall myocardial infarction with a
possible posterior wall infarction
MYOCARDIAL
INFARCTION
Evolutionary changes in
anteroseptal myocardial
infarction
A. At admission
B. At 24 hours
C. At 48 hours
MYOCARDIAL
INFARCTION
Evolutionary changes in
inferior and right
ventricular infarction
A. At admission
B. At 12 hours
C. Right chest leads
CAUSES OF
DYSRHYTHMIAS
Enhanced Automaticity
Reentry
Escape Beats
Conduction Disturbances
SUPRAVENTRICULAR
ARRHYTHMIAS
Supraventricular Tachycardia
Rate : 150-250 bpm
Rhythm : regular
P waves : frequently buried in preceding T waves
PR interval : usually not possible to measure
QRS : normal
SUPRAVENTRICULAR
ARRHYTHMIAS
Atrial Flutter
Rate : atrial : 250 – 350 bpm; ventricular : slow/fast
Rhythm : usually regular
P waves : “saw teeth appearance”
PR interval : variable
QRS : usually normal, may be widened
Conduction ratio : 2:1, 4:1, 6:1
SUPRAVENTRICULAR
ARRHYTHMIAS
Atrial Fibrillation (AFib)
Rate : atrial : > 350 bpm; ventricular : slow/fast
Rhythm : irregular
P waves : no true P waves; chaotic atrial activity
PR interval : none
QRS : normal
VENTRICULAR
ARRHYTHMIAS
Ventricular Tachycardia
Rate : 100 – 250 bpm
Rhythm : regular
P waves : none or not associated with QRS
PR interval : none
QRS : wide (>0.10 sec), bizarre appearance
VENTRICULAR
ARRHYTHMIAS
Ventricular Fibrillation
Rate : indeterminate
Rhythm : chaotic
P waves : none
PR interval : none
QRS : none
VENTRICULAR
ARRHYTHMIAS
Torsades de Pointes
Rate : 200 – 250 bpm
Rhythm : irregular
P waves : none
PR interval : none
QRS : wide (>0.10 sec), bizarre appearance
EXTRASYSTOLE
Atrial Extrasystole (AES) / Premature Atrial Contraction
(PAC)
Rhythm : irregular due to the premature beat
Rate : depends on its basic rhythm
P wave : unusual compare to basic rhythm
PR interval : normal, maybe shorten
QRS : normal
EXTRASYSTOLE
Ventricular Extrasystole (VES) / Premature Ventricular
Contraction (PVC)
Rhythm : irregular due to the premature beat
Rate : depends on its basic rhythm
P wave : none
PR interval : none
QRS : > 0.12 sec
Threatening VES :
‘R on T’ VES
VES > 6 times/min
Bigemini VES
Multifocal VES
Consecutive VES
EXTRASYSTOLE
BLOCKS
1st Degree AV Block
Rate : normal
Rhythm : regular
P waves : normal
PR interval : prolonged (>0.20 sec) but constant
QRS : usually 0.10 sec or less
BLOCKS
2nd Degree AV Block Type I/Mobitz Type I/Wenckebach
Rate : atrial > ventricular
Rhythm : atrial regular; ventricular irregular
P wave : normal
PR interval : lengthen with each cycle until P wave appears
without a QRS complex
QRS : usually 0.10 sec or less
BLOCKS
2nd Degree AV Block Type II/Mobitz Type II
Rate : atrial > ventricular
Rhythm : atrial regular; ventricular irregular
P wave : normal
PR interval : normal or slightly prolonged but constant for the
conducted beats; there maybe some shortening of the PR
interval that follows a non-conducted P wave
QRS : usually 0.10 sec or less
Conduction ratio 2:1, 3:1, 4:1
BLOCKS
3rd Degree AV Block/Complete AV Block/Total Heart Block
Rate : atrial > ventricular.
Rhythm : atrial regular; ventricular regular (AV dissociation)
P wave : normal
PR interval : none; the atria and ventricles beat independently
QRS : narrow or wide
BLOCKS
Left Bundle Branch Block (LBBB)
BLOCKS
Right Bundle Branch Block (RBBB)
BLOCKS
Fascicular Block/Hemiblock
Left Anterior Fascicular Block (LAFB) : LAD
Left Posterior Fascicular Block (LPFB) : RAD
PULSELESS ELECTRICAL
ACTIVITY (PEA)
Electrical activity is seen in ECG but no
pulse is detected when palpating the
artery
Danke !