FRONTIERS IN BIOSCIENCE;
NORMAL AND ABNORMAL EKGs




CONDITION AND ITS EKG FEATURESEKG
Left ventricular hypertrophy; systolic overload

Abnormality of P wave due to left atrial enlargement
Increased QRS duration
Intrinsicoid deflection > 0.09 sec
Incomplete Left bundle branch block (ILBBB)
Loss of R wave in V1 and V2
Voltage criteria
Limb leads
Lead I: R > 15 mm or R > 18 mm with left axis deviation (LAD)
Lead aVL: R > 12 mm or R > 16 mm with LAD
Lead II or III: R > 25 mm
Precordial leads
V5 > 26 mm
Sum of S wave in V2 and R wave in V5 > 36 mm
V6 > V5
Orthogonal leads
Transverse plane mean QRS vector > 20 mm
Frontal plane mean QRS vector > 25 mm
Secondary ST-T changes