Electrocardiographic findings in left ventricular hypertrophy
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Criteria For Left Ventricular Hypertrophy (LVH)
Sokolow and Lyon Criteria
- Add the depth of the S wave in V1 to the height of the R wave in lead V5 or V6 (whichever is taller) and if the sum is greater than 35 mm then LVH is present.
- This criterion correlates well with the thickness of the LV walls and the diameter of the LV cavity as determined by ECHO.
- Sensitivity 22% and specificity of 100%.[1]
Effects of LAHB on Diagnosing Acute myocardial infarction and left ventricular hypertrophy
LAHB may be a cause of poor R wave progression across the precordium causing a pseudoinfarction pattern mimicking an anteroseptal infarction. It also makes the electrocardiographic diagnosis of LVH more complicated, because both may cause a large R wave in lead aVL. Therefore to call LVH on an EKG in the setting of an LAHB you should see the presence of a “strain” pattern when you are relying on limb lead criteria to diagnose LVH.[1]
Cornell Voltage Criteria
- Add the height of the R wave in lead aVL to the depth of the S wave in lead V3.
- LVH if the sum is > 28mm in men or > 20 mm in women.
- Sensitivity of 42% and specificity of 96%.[1]
Roberts Criteria
Estes Criteria
- R or S in limb lead: 20 mm or more
- S in V1, V2, or V3: 25 mm or more 3 points
- R in V4, V5, or V6: 25 mm or more
- Any ST shift (without digitalis): 3 points
- Typical "strain" ST T (with digitalis): 1 points
- LAD: 15 degrees or more: 2 points
- QRS interval: 0.09 seconds or more: 1 point
- Intrinsicoid deflection in V5 or V6 of 0.04 seconds or more: 1 point
- P terminal force in V1 more than 0.04 sec: 1 point
Total possible: 13 points
Total of 5 points = LVH, 4 points = probable LVH[1]
References
Additional resources
- ECGpedia: Course for interpretation of ECG
- The whole ECG - A basic ECG primer
- 12-lead ECG library
- Simulation tool to demonstrate and study the relation between the electric activity of the heart and the ECG
- ECG information from Children's Hospital Heart Center, Seattle
- ECG Challenge from the ACC D2B Initiative
- National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, Diseases and Conditions Index
- A history of electrocardiography
- EKG Interpretations in infants and children
Diagrams and EKG Findings
Mechanism of left ventricular hypertrophy |
Extreme left ventricular hypertrophy in a patient with severe aortic valve stenosis |
LVH in subendocardial ischemia with positive cardiovascular markers |
LVH + Left Anterior Hemiblock |
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