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ECG - Basics Dr Jain T Kallarakkal MD,FRCP,DM Consultant Interventional Cardiologist

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ECG - BasicsDr Jain T Kallarakkal MD,FRCP,DM

Consultant Interventional Cardiologist

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Electrocardiogram

Tracing of heart heart’s electrical activity

ECG

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THE CONDUCTING SYSTEM

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SA node is the pacemaker where the electrical impulse is generated.

Located along the posterior wall of the right atrium right beneath the opening of the SVC.

It is crescent shaped and about 3 mm wide and 1 cm long.

The impulse travels from the SA node through the internodal pathways to the atrioventricular node (AV node).

SA Node

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The AV node is responsible for conduction of the impulse from the atria to the ventricles.

The impulse is delayed slightly at this point to allow complete emptying of the atria before the ventricles contract.

The impulse continues through the AV bundle and down the left and right bundle branches of the Purkinje fibers.

AV Node

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The Purkinje fibers conduct the impulse to all parts of the ventricles, causing contraction

Purkinje Fibers

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Introduce, Privacy, Explain procedure, Permission

Lay patient down Expose chest, wrists, ankles Clean electrode sites May need to shave Apply electrodes Attach wires correctly

Recording an ECG

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Turn on machine Calibrate to 10mm/ mV Rate at 25mm/ s Record and print Label the tracing - Name, DOB, Hospital

number, date and time Disconnect if adequate and remove

electrodes

Recording an ECG

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10 electrodes in total are placed on the patient

Firstly self self-adhesive ‘dots’ are attached to the patient.

The 10 leads on the ECG machine are then clipped onto the contacts of the ‘dots’

Electrode Placement

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Limb Leads

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Chest Leads

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Chest Leads

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Chest leads are labelled “V” and are numbered from 1 to 6.

The placement of these electrodes needs to be exact to give the optimum information.

If the electrodes are placed incorrectly on the chest, the tracing will reveal duplication of some information, while other areas will not be represented properly.

Incorrect placement of the electrodes can lead to serious errors of interpretation.

Chest Leads

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V1 fourth intercostal space, right sternal edge

V2 fourth intercostal space, left sternal edge V4 at the apex (fifth ICS mid clavicular line) V3 midway between V2 and V4 V5 same level as V4 but on the anterior

axillary line V6 same level as V4 and V5 but on the mid

mid-axillary line

Where to place?

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Pacemaker = sinoatrial node Impulse travels across atria Reaches AV node Transmitted along interventricular

septum in Bundle of His Bundle splits in two (right and left

branches) Purkinje fibres

Electrophysiology

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Electrical impulse (wave of depolarisation) picked up by placing electrodes on patient

The voltage change is sensed by measuring the current change across 2 electrodes – a positive electrode and a negative electrode

If the electrical impulse travels towards the positive electrode this results in a positive deflection

If the impulse travels away from the positive electrode this results in a negative deflection

How ECG work?

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EINTHOVEN’S TRIANGLE

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Electrodes around the heart

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Anteroseptal: V1, V2, V3, V4Anterolateral: V4–V6, I, aVLHigh Lateral: I and aVLInferior: II, III, and aVFInferolateral: II, III, aVF, and V5 and

V6

Leads - what they tell you ?

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P wave: Activation (depolarization) of the right and left atria

QRS complex: right and left ventricular depolarization

T wave: ventricular repolarization

Conduction system and ECG

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PR interval: time interval from onset of atrial depolarization (P wave) to onset of ventricular depolarization (QRS complex)

QRS duration: duration of ventricular muscle depolarization

QT interval: duration of ventricular depolarization and repolarization

RR interval: duration of ventricular cardiac cycle (an indicator of ventricular rate)

PP interval: duration of atrial cycle (an indicator of atrial rate)

Conduction system and ECG

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Check Name DoB Time and date

Indication Any previous or subsequent ECGs Is it part of a serial ECG sequ ence? In

which case it may be numbered

ECG - Interpretation

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Calibration Rate Rhythm Axis Elements of the tracing in each

lead

ECG - Interpretation

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Height 10mm = 1mV Look for a reference pulse which should be

the rectangular looking wave somewhere near the left of the paper. It should be 10mm (10 small squares) tall

Paper speed 25mm/ s 25 mm (25 small squares / 5 large squares)

equals one second

Calibration

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If the heart rate is regular Count the number of large squares

between R waves i. e. the RR interval in large squares

Rate = 300/RR

Rate

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What is the heart rate?

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If the rhythm is irregular it may be better to estimate the rate using the rhythm strip at the bottom of the ECG (usually lead II)

The rhythm strip is usually 25cm long (250mm i. e. 10 seconds)

Count the number of R waves on that strip and multiple by 6 you will get the rate

Rate

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The easiest way to tell is to take a sheet of paper and line up one edge with the tips of the R waves on the rhythm strip.

Mark off on the paper the positions of 3 or 4 R wave tips

Move the paper along the rhythm strip so that your first mark lines up with another R wave tip

See if the subsequent R wave tips line up with the subsequent marks on your paper

If they do line up, the rhythm is regular. If not, the rhythm is irregular

Rhythm

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The axis is the overall direction of the cardiac impulse or wave of depolarisation of the heart

An abnormal axis (axis deviation) can give a clue to possible pathology

Axis

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Axis

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Quadrant Approach

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What is the axis?

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Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome can cause both Left and Right axis deviation

Right ight Axis Deviation - Right ventricular hypertrophy, Anterolateral MI, Left Posterior Hemiblock

Left eft Axis Deviation- Ventricular tachycardia, Inferior MI, Left ventricular hypertrophy, Left Anterior hemiblock

Axis deviation - Causes

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Represents atrial depolarisationIt is thought of as being made up of

two separate waves due to right atrial depolarisation and left atrial depolarisation.

Right atrial depolarisation occurs first

P Wave

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Height - a P wave over 2.5mm should arouse suspicion

A tall P wave (over 2.5mm) is called P pulmonale

Occurs due to right atrial enlargement/hypertrophy

Causes include: pulmonary hypertension, pulmonary stenosis, tricuspid stenosis

P Wave

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Length - a P wave longer than 0.08s (2 small squares) should arouse suspicion

A P wave with a length >0.08 seconds (2 small squares) and a bifid shape is called P mitrale

It is caused by left atrial hypertrophy and delayed left atrial depolarisation

Causes include: Mitral valve disease, LVH

P Wave

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The PR interval is measured between the beginning of the P wave to the beginning of the QRS complex

if there is a Q wave before the R wave the PR interval is measured from the beginning of the P wave to the beginning of the Q wave, not the start of the R wave

PR interval corresponds to the time period between depolarisation of the atria and ventricular depolarisation.

PR Interval

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A normal PR interval is between 0.12 and 0.2 seconds (3-5 small squares)

If the PR interval is short (less than 3 small squares) it may signify that there is an accessory electrical pathway between the atria and the ventricles, hence the ventricles depolarise early giving a short PR interval.

One example of this is Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome where the accessory pathway is called the bundle of Kent.

PR Interval

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If the PR interval is long (> 5 small squares or 0.2s):1st st degree heart block

First degree heart block is a longer than normal delay in conduction at the AV node

If the PR interval looks as it is widening in every beat and then a QRS complex is missing: 2nd degree heart block, Mobitz type I.

The lengthening of the PR interval is known as the Wenckebach phenomenon

PR Interval

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If the PR interval is constant with a missed QRS complex: 2nd degree heart block, Mobitz type II

If there is no discernable relationship between the P waves and the QRS complexes: 3rd degree heart block

PR Interval

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A Q wave can be pathological if it is: ◦Deeper than 2 small squares (0.2mV)

◦Wider than 1 small square (0.04s)If the complexes in the chest leads

look very tall, consider left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH)

Q Wave

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The width of the QRS complex should be less than 0.12 seconds (3 small squares)

Some texts say less than 0.10 seconds (2.5 small squares)

If the QRS is wider than this, it suggests a ventricular conduction problem usually right or left bundle branch block (RBBB or LBBB)

QRS Complexes

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The ST segment should sit on the isoelectric line

It is abnormal if there is planar (i. e. flat) elevation or depression of the ST segment

Planar ST elevation can represent an MI or Prinzmetal’s (vasospastic) angina

Planar ST depression can represent ischemia

ST Segment

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What is the diagnosis?

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T wave generally shouldn’t be taller than half the size of the preceding QRS complex

Seen in :Hyperkalemia, Acute myocardial infarction

If the T wave is flat, it may indicate hypokalemia

If the T wave is inverted it may indicate ischemia

T Wave

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Hyperkalemia

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The QT interval is measured from the start of the QRS complex to the end of the T wave.

QT interval varies with heart rate - As the heart rate gets faster, the QT interval gets shorter

It is possible to correct the QT interval with respect to rate by using the following formula:

QTc = QT/ √RR (QTc = corrected QT)

QT Interval

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The normal range for QTc is 0.38-0.42

A short QTc may indicate hypercalcemia

A long QTc has many causes Long QTc increases the risk of

developing an arrhythmia

QT Interval

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◦Drugs (Na channel blockers)◦Hypocalcemia, hypomagnesemia, hypokalemia

◦Hypothermia ◦AMI◦Congenital◦Increased ICP

Long QTc - causes

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U waves occur after the T wave and are often difficult to see

They are thought to be due to repolarisation of the atrial septum

Prominent U waves can be a sign of hypokalaemia

U Wave

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Normal Intervels

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