ECG in Congenital Heart Disease
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Secundum atrial septal defect
- Rhythm: normal sinus rhythm, increased risk of AF with age
- PR interval: first degree AV block in 6-19%
- QRS axis: 0° to 180°; RAD; LAD in Holt-Oram or LAHB
- QRS Configuration: rSr´ or rsR´ with RBBBi>RBBBc
- Atrial Enlargement: RAE 35%
- Ventricular hypertrophy: Uncommon
- Particularities: "Crochetage" pattern
Ventricular Septal Defect
- Rhythm: normal sinus rhythm, PVCs
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AV canal defect
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Patent ductus arteriosus
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Pulmonary stenosis
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Aortic coarctation
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Ebstein’s anomaly
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Surgically repaired TOF
- Rhythm: NSR; PVCs; IART 10%; VT 12%
- PR interval: Normal or mild ↑
- QRS axis: Normal or RAD; LAD 5% to 10%
- QRS Configuration: RBBB 90%
- Atrial Enlargement: Peaked P waves; RAE possible
- Ventricular hypertrophy: RVH possible if RVOT obstruction or PHT
- Particularities: QRS duration±QTd predictive of VT/SCD
Congenitally corrected TGA
- Rhythm: NSR
- PR interval: 1° AVB >50%; AVB 2%/year
- QRS axis: LAD
- QRS Configuration: Absence septal q; Q in III, aVF, and right precordium
- Atrial Enlargement: Not if no associated defects
- Ventricular hypertrophy: Not if no associated defects
- Particularities: Anterior AVN; positive T precordial; WPW with Ebstein’s
Complete TGA/intra-atrial baffle
- Rhythm: Sinus brady 60%; EAR; junctional; IART 25%
- PR interval: Normal
- QRS axis: RAD
- QRS Configuration: Absence of q, small r, deep S in left precordium
- Atrial Enlargement: Possible RAE
- Ventricular hypertrophy: RVH; diminutive LV
- Particularities: Possible AVB if VSD or TV surgery
UVH with Fontan
- Rhythm: Sinus brady 15%; EAR; junctional; IART >50%
- PR interval: Normal in TA; 1° AVB in DILV
- QRS axis: LAD in single RV, TA, single LV with noninverted outlet
- QRS Configuration: Variable; ↑R and S amplitudes in limb and precordial leads
- Atrial Enlargement: RAE in TA
- Ventricular hypertrophy: RVH with single RV; possible LVH with single LV
- Particularities: Absent sinus node in LAI; AV block with L-loop or AVCD
Dextrocardia
- Rhythm: NSR; P-wave axis 105° to 165° with situs inversus
- PR interval: Normal
- QRS axis: RAD
- QRS Configuration: Inverse depolarization and repolarization
- Atrial Enlargement: Not with situs inversus
- Ventricular hypertrophy: LVH: tall R V1–V2; RVH: deep Q, small R V1 and tall R right lateral
- Particularities: Situs solitus: normal P-wave axis and severe CHD
ALCAPA
- Rhythm: NSR
- PR interval: Normal
- QRS axis: Possible LAD
- QRS Configuration: Ant-lat Q waves; possible ant-sept Q waves
- Atrial Enlargement: Possible LAE
- Ventricular hypertrophy: Selective hypertrophy of posterobasal LV
- Particularities: Possible ischemia