An 89-year-old man with hypertension, presents for routine follow-up. ECG shows?
Correct Answer: LBBB
Description: Ans. (a) LBBB.* There is sinus rhythm at a rate slightly slower than 100 beats/ min. The qRS axis is normal. Ihe PR interval is prolonged to greater than 200 milliseconds consistent with AV conduction delay/first-degree AV block. The qRS complex is wide (greater than 120 milliseconds) with a broad S wave in lead VI and a broad, notched R wave in leads I, aVL, and V6 diagnostic of left bundle branch block.* I here are ST-segment elevations in leads VI through V3, which are normal in the setting of a left bundle branch block.* Similarly, the ST-segment depressions and T-wave inversions in leads V5 through V6, 1, and aVL are normal features of left bundle branch block.* In general, the ST segment and T wave should be directed opposite to the major polarity of the QRS complex when left bundle branch block is present.WiLLiaMV1 = W QRS patternV6 = M QRS patternQRS >0.12sV1-QS/V6-rSRLeft bundle branch block characteristics MaRRoWV1 = M QRS patternV6 = W QRS patternQRS >0.12sV1-rSR (dominant R wave)/ V6-delayed SRight bundle branch block characteristics
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