Shettigar Udipi R, Pannuri Anu, Barbier George H, Appunn Doreen O
Cardiology Section, Bay Pines VA Medical Center, Florida 33744, USA.
Clin Cardiol. 2002 Jan;25(1):19-22. doi: 10.1002/clc.4950250106.
Electrocardiographic (ECG) Q waves in V leads (V2 or V3) pose a diagnostic challenge in the presence of left anterior fascicular block (LAFB). Benign Q waves in the absence of coronary artery disease (CAD) primarily due to LAFB have been described. This study evaluates Q waves in the presence of LAFB.
Anterior Q waves in the presence of LAFB may not be indicative of myocardial infarction (MI).
From 1990 to 1997, ECGs of 236 male patients with LAFB were analyzes for presence of Q waves in the V leads. Records were reviewed for evidence of CAD. Of 236 patients with LAFB, 61 (26%) had Q waves in the V leads. In this group, 31 patients were available for further analysis.
Of the 31 patients with Q waves in the V leads who were available for further study, LAFB was present in 22 patients (71%) and LAFB plus right bundle-branch block (RBBB) were present in 9 (29%). Of 20 patients with Q waves due to MI, 13 (65%) had LAFB and 7 (35%) had LAFB plus RBBB. Of 11 patients with benign Q waves, 9 (82%) and 2 (18%) had LAFB and LAFB plus RBBB, respectively. Benign Q waves were noted in 5.3% (11/206) patients with LAFB. The mean duration of Q waves and Q-wave location limited to V2 and/or V3 are 0.029 s and 64% versus 0.053 s and 15% in benign versus pathologic Q waves, respectively.
Patients with LAFB in the absence of MI may have Q waves in the V leads that are approximately 0.02 s in duration and restricted to one or two leads. This anomaly may represent a variation of conduction in the initial 0.02 s QRS vector due to LAFB.
在存在左前分支阻滞(LAFB)的情况下,V导联(V2或V3)的心电图(ECG)Q波带来了诊断挑战。已经描述了在无冠状动脉疾病(CAD)时主要由LAFB导致的良性Q波。本研究评估存在LAFB时的Q波情况。
存在LAFB时的前壁Q波可能并非心肌梗死(MI)的指征。
1990年至1997年,分析了236例患有LAFB的男性患者的心电图以确定V导联中Q波的存在情况。审查记录以寻找CAD的证据。在236例LAFB患者中,61例(26%)V导联有Q波。在该组中,31例患者可供进一步分析。
在可供进一步研究的31例V导联有Q波的患者中,22例(71%)存在LAFB,9例(29%)存在LAFB加右束支传导阻滞(RBBB)。在20例因MI出现Q波的患者中,13例(65%)有LAFB,7例(35%)有LAFB加RBBB。在11例有良性Q波的患者中,分别有9例(82%)和2例(18%)有LAFB和LAFB加RBBB。在LAFB患者中,5.3%(11/206)出现良性Q波。良性Q波和病理性Q波的Q波平均时限分别为0.029秒和0.053秒,局限于V2和/或V3的Q波位置分别为64%和15%。
无MI的LAFB患者V导联可能出现时限约为0.02秒且局限于一或两个导联的Q波。这种异常可能代表由于LAFB导致的初始0.02秒QRS向量传导变异。