Pulmonic regurgitation electrocardiogram

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1], Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Aravind Kuchkuntla, M.B.B.S[2], Aysha Anwar, M.B.B.S[3]

Overview

EKG

  • EKG findings in chronic PR are non specific.
  • In patients with tetralogy of Fallot increased QRS duration with widened QRS complex reflects the severity of PR and right ventricular dilation predisposing the patients to develop malignant arrythmias. [1][2]
  • In patients with RV volume overload and isolated PR, QRS prolongation with rSr morphology can be seen in right precordial leads.
  • RBB is common in majority of patients who have tetralogy of Fallot repair with right ventriculotomy.

References

  1. Gatzoulis MA, Till JA, Somerville J, Redington AN (1995). "Mechanoelectrical interaction in tetralogy of Fallot. QRS prolongation relates to right ventricular size and predicts malignant ventricular arrhythmias and sudden death". Circulation. 92 (2): 231–7. PMID 7600655.
  2. Abd El Rahman MY, Abdul-Khaliq H, Vogel M, Alexi-Meskishvili V, Gutberlet M, Lange PE (2000). "Relation between right ventricular enlargement, QRS duration, and right ventricular function in patients with tetralogy of Fallot and pulmonary regurgitation after surgical repair". Heart. 84 (4): 416–20. PMC 1729453. PMID 10995413.