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==Overview==
==Overview==
Electrocardiogram may be used as a diagnostic tool in the evaluation of aortic stenosis. ECG findings associated with aortic stenosis include [[left ventricular hypertrophy]] and [[heart block]].
Electrocardiogram may be used as a diagnostic tool in the evaluation of aortic stenosis and reveals [[left ventricular hypertrophy]] and [[heart block]].


==Electrocardiogram==
==Electrocardiogram==
Although aortic stenosis does not lead to any ''specific'' findings on the [[ECG]], it still often leads to a number of electrocardiographic abnormalities. ECG manifestations of [[left ventricular hypertrophy]] (LVH) are common in aortic stenosis and arise as a result of the stenosis having placed a chronically high pressure load on the [[left ventricle]] (with LVH being the expected response to chronic pressure loads on the left ventricle no matter how caused).
*Although there are no ''specific'' findings on the [[EKG]], presence of [[left ventricular hypertrophy]] ([[LVH]]) secondary to chronic pressure overload on the [[left ventricle]] due to [[aortic stenosis]] is commonly observed.
 
As noted below, the calcification process which occurs in aortic stenosis can progress to extend beyond the aortic valve and into the [[electrical conduction system of the heart]]. Evidence of this phenomenon may include [[heart block]] that is apparent on the ECG but otherwise undetectable.
 
As the left ventricular wall becomes thicker, the QRS complexes become larger. This is especially true for leads V1-V6. The S wave in V1 is deep, the R wave in V4 is high. Often some ST depression can be seen in leads V5-V6, which is in this setting is called a 'strain pattern'.
 
To diagnose [[left ventricular hypertrophy]] on the ECG one of the following criteria should be met:
 
*The '''Sokolow-Lyon criterium''':
:*R in V5 or V6 + S in V1 >35 mm.
 
*'''Other criteria''':
:*R >26 mm in V5 or V6.
:*R >20 mm in I, II or III.
:*R >12 mm in aVL (in the absence of left anterior fascicular block).
 
*The '''Cornell-criterium''' has different values in men and women:
:* R in aVL and S in V3 >28 mm in men
:* R in aVL and S in V3 >20 mm in women
 
*Romhilt has reviewed ECG LVH criteria and gives an overview of the many LVH scoring systems <ref name="pmid4240354">{{cite journal| author=Romhilt DW, Bove KE, Norris RJ, Conyers E, Conradi S, Rowlands DT et al.| title=A critical appraisal of the electrocardiographic criteria for the diagnosis of left ventricular hypertrophy. | journal=Circulation | year= 1969 | volume= 40 | issue= 2 | pages= 185-95 | pmid=4240354 | doi= | pmc= | url= }} </ref>. In the '''Romhilt-Estes Score''' LVH is ''likely'' with 4 or more points. LVH is ''present'' with 5 or more points <ref name="pmid4231231">{{cite journal| author=Romhilt DW, Estes EH| title=A point-score system for the ECG diagnosis of left ventricular hypertrophy. | journal=Am Heart J | year= 1968 | volume= 75 | issue= 6 | pages= 752-8 | pmid=4231231 | doi= | pmc= | url= }} </ref>.
Left ventricular hypertrophy has prognostic consequences as has been found in several studies <ref name="pmid11352882">{{cite journal| author=Sundström J, Lind L, Arnlöv J, Zethelius B, Andrén B, Lithell HO| title=Echocardiographic and electrocardiographic diagnoses of left ventricular hypertrophy predict mortality independently of each other in a population of elderly men. | journal=Circulation | year= 2001 | volume= 103 | issue= 19 | pages= 2346-51 | pmid=11352882 | doi= | pmc= | url= }} </ref><ref name="pmid7923663">{{cite journal| author=Levy D, Salomon M, D'Agostino RB, Belanger AJ, Kannel WB| title=Prognostic implications of baseline electrocardiographic features and their serial changes in subjects with left ventricular hypertrophy. | journal=Circulation | year= 1994 | volume= 90 | issue= 4 | pages= 1786-93 | pmid=7923663 | doi= | pmc= | url= }} </ref>.
 
<gallery>
Image:Extreme_lvh2.jpg|Another example of extreme [[left ventricular hypertrophy]] in a patient with severe aortic valve stenosis.
Image:extreme_lvh.jpg|ECG of a patient with LVH and subendocardial ischemia leading to positive cardiovascular markers in blood testing.
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*[[Left ventricular hypertrophy]]; left ventricular strain due to aortic stenosis.
[[Image:LVH.png|left|300px|[[Left ventricular hypertrophy]]; left ventricular strain due to aortic stenosis.]]
[[Image:LVH-ECG.jpg|left|200px|LVH-ECG]]
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
*Aortic Stenosis Hemodynamic Pressure Tracing.
[[Image:Aortic Stenosis Hemodynamic Pressure Tracing.svg.png|left|frame|Aortic Stenosis Hemodynamic Pressure Tracing.]]
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


*Many studies have demonstrated the prognostic consequences of presence or absence of [[Left ventricular hypertrophy]]<ref name="pmid11352882">{{cite journal| author=Sundström J, Lind L, Arnlöv J, Zethelius B, Andrén B, Lithell HO| title=Echocardiographic and electrocardiographic diagnoses of left ventricular hypertrophy predict mortality independently of each other in a population of elderly men. | journal=Circulation | year= 2001 | volume= 103 | issue= 19 | pages= 2346-51 | pmid=11352882 | doi= | pmc= | url= }} </ref><ref name="pmid7923663">{{cite journal| author=Levy D, Salomon M, D'Agostino RB, Belanger AJ, Kannel WB| title=Prognostic implications of baseline electrocardiographic features and their serial changes in subjects with left ventricular hypertrophy. | journal=Circulation | year= 1994 | volume= 90 | issue= 4 | pages= 1786-93 | pmid=7923663 | doi= | pmc= | url= }} </ref>.


*Progressive [[calcific aortic valve disease|calcification of the aortic valve]] may extend beyond the valve and result in conduction abnormalities of the heart including [[heart block]] which may be apparent only on the [[EKG]] and remain undetectable otherwise.


*Progressive concentric hypertrophy of the left ventricular wall may lead to larger '''QRS complexes''', especially observed in leads V1-V6. The '''S wave''' in V1 is deep, the '''R wave''' in V4 is high. Often some [[ST depression]] can be seen in leads V5-V6, which is in this setting is called a '''''strain pattern'''''.


==EKG Criteria for LVH==
*To diagnose [[left ventricular hypertrophy]] on the EKG one of the following criteria should be met:


:*'''Sokolow-Lyon criteria:'''
::*R in V5 or V6 + S in V1 >35 mm.


:*'''Other criteria:'''
::*R >26 mm in V5 or V6.
::*R >20 mm in I, II or III.
::*R >12 mm in aVL (in the absence of left anterior fascicular block).


:*'''Cornell-criteria''' has different values in men and women:
::* R in aVL and S in V3 >28 mm in men
::* R in aVL and S in V3 >20 mm in women


*In the '''Romhilt-Estes Score''',<ref name="pmid4240354">{{cite journal| author=Romhilt DW, Bove KE, Norris RJ, Conyers E, Conradi S, Rowlands DT et al.| title=A critical appraisal of the electrocardiographic criteria for the diagnosis of left ventricular hypertrophy. | journal=Circulation | year= 1969 | volume= 40 | issue= 2 | pages= 185-95 | pmid=4240354 | doi= | pmc= | url= }} </ref>
:*[[LVH]] is ''likely'' with 4 or more points and
:*[[LVH]] is ''present'' with 5 or more points <ref name="pmid4231231">{{cite journal| author=Romhilt DW, Estes EH| title=A point-score system for the ECG diagnosis of left ventricular hypertrophy. | journal=Am Heart J | year= 1968 | volume= 75 | issue= 6 | pages= 752-8 | pmid=4231231 | doi= | pmc= | url= }} </ref>.


==Examples of EKG Findings in patients with AS==
=====Left Ventricular Hypertrophy=====
[[Image:LVH-ECG.jpg|left|300px|LVH-ECG]]
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=====Severe LVH in a patient with Severe Aortic Stenosis=====
[[Image:Extreme_lvh2.jpg|left|300px|Example of severe [[left ventricular hypertrophy]] in a patient with severe aortic valve stenosis.]]
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=====Patient with LVH and Subendocardial Ischemia=====
[[Image:extreme_lvh.jpg|left|300px|EKG of a patient with LVH and subendocardial ischemia leading to positive cardiovascular markers in blood testing.]]
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=====LVH & Left Ventricular Strain Pattern=====
[[Image:LVH.png|left|300px|[[Left ventricular hypertrophy]]; left ventricular strain due to aortic stenosis.]]
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==Aortic Stenosis Hemodynamic Pressure Tracing==
[[Image:Aortic Stenosis Hemodynamic Pressure Tracing.svg.png|left|300px|Aortic Stenosis Hemodynamic Pressure Tracing.]]
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-In-Chief: Mohammed A. Sbeih, M.D. [2]; Lakshmi Gopalakrishnan, M.B.B.S. [3]; Assistant Editor-In-Chief: Kristin Feeney, B.S. [4]

Overview

Electrocardiogram may be used as a diagnostic tool in the evaluation of aortic stenosis and reveals left ventricular hypertrophy and heart block.

Electrocardiogram

  • Progressive concentric hypertrophy of the left ventricular wall may lead to larger QRS complexes, especially observed in leads V1-V6. The S wave in V1 is deep, the R wave in V4 is high. Often some ST depression can be seen in leads V5-V6, which is in this setting is called a strain pattern.

EKG Criteria for LVH

  • Sokolow-Lyon criteria:
  • R in V5 or V6 + S in V1 >35 mm.
  • Other criteria:
  • R >26 mm in V5 or V6.
  • R >20 mm in I, II or III.
  • R >12 mm in aVL (in the absence of left anterior fascicular block).
  • Cornell-criteria has different values in men and women:
  • R in aVL and S in V3 >28 mm in men
  • R in aVL and S in V3 >20 mm in women
  • In the Romhilt-Estes Score,[3]
  • LVH is likely with 4 or more points and
  • LVH is present with 5 or more points [4].

Examples of EKG Findings in patients with AS

Left Ventricular Hypertrophy
LVH-ECG
LVH-ECG


Severe LVH in a patient with Severe Aortic Stenosis
Example of severe left ventricular hypertrophy in a patient with severe aortic valve stenosis.
Example of severe left ventricular hypertrophy in a patient with severe aortic valve stenosis.


Patient with LVH and Subendocardial Ischemia
EKG of a patient with LVH and subendocardial ischemia leading to positive cardiovascular markers in blood testing.
EKG of a patient with LVH and subendocardial ischemia leading to positive cardiovascular markers in blood testing.


LVH & Left Ventricular Strain Pattern
Left ventricular hypertrophy; left ventricular strain due to aortic stenosis.
Left ventricular hypertrophy; left ventricular strain due to aortic stenosis.


Aortic Stenosis Hemodynamic Pressure Tracing

Aortic Stenosis Hemodynamic Pressure Tracing.
Aortic Stenosis Hemodynamic Pressure Tracing.


References

  1. Sundström J, Lind L, Arnlöv J, Zethelius B, Andrén B, Lithell HO (2001). "Echocardiographic and electrocardiographic diagnoses of left ventricular hypertrophy predict mortality independently of each other in a population of elderly men". Circulation. 103 (19): 2346–51. PMID 11352882.
  2. Levy D, Salomon M, D'Agostino RB, Belanger AJ, Kannel WB (1994). "Prognostic implications of baseline electrocardiographic features and their serial changes in subjects with left ventricular hypertrophy". Circulation. 90 (4): 1786–93. PMID 7923663.
  3. Romhilt DW, Bove KE, Norris RJ, Conyers E, Conradi S, Rowlands DT; et al. (1969). "A critical appraisal of the electrocardiographic criteria for the diagnosis of left ventricular hypertrophy". Circulation. 40 (2): 185–95. PMID 4240354.
  4. Romhilt DW, Estes EH (1968). "A point-score system for the ECG diagnosis of left ventricular hypertrophy". Am Heart J. 75 (6): 752–8. PMID 4231231.

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