Cardiac Hypertrophy & Enlargement
Chapters in Cardiac Hypertrophy & Enlargement.
- Atrial and ventricular enlargement: hypertrophy and dilatation on ECGPrinciples of atrial and ventricular enlargement (hypertrophy and dilatation) Cardiac chamber enlargement refers to abnormally large atria or abnormally large ventricles. These…
- ECG in left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH): criteria and implicationsECG and clinical characteristics in left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) The following figure shows characteristic ECG changes in left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) and right…
- Right ventricular hypertrophy (RVH): ECG criteria & clinical characteristicsECG and clinical characteristics in right ventricular hypertrophy (RVH) Figure 1. ECG changes seen in left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) and right ventricular hypertrophy (RVH).…
- Biventricular hypertrophy ECG and clinical characteristicsBiventricular hypertrophy Simultaneous hypertrophy of the left and right ventricle is rather common. The ECG has low sensitivity with respect to detecting biventricular…
- Left atrial enlargement (P mitrale) & right atrial enlargement (P pulmonale) on ECGAtrial enlargement: left atrial enlargement (P mitrale) and right atrial enlargement (P pulmonale) The atria may become dilated and/or hypertrophic during pathological…
Nonspecific intraventricular conduction delay (defect)
Nonspecific intraventricular conduction delay A nonspecific intraventricular conduction delay exists if the ECG displays a widened QRS appearance that is neither a left bundle…
Atrial and ventricular enlargement: hypertrophy and dilatation on ECG
Principles of atrial and ventricular enlargement (hypertrophy and dilatation) Cardiac chamber enlargement refers to abnormally large atria or abnormally large ventricles. These…