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ARRHYTHMIA
Dr. Abla Abbas Zain
Khalil
Consultant Cardiology,
Ras El-teen Hospital,
Alexandria.
PALPITATION
 Definition
 The term “ palpitation” refers to any conscious sensation of
cardiac activity.
 Arrhythmia
 It is a term used to describe any cardiac rhythm that deviates from
the normal sinus rhythm.
PALPITATION
 Normal palpitations occur with exercise, emotions, and stress, or
after taking substances that increase adrenergic tone or diminish
vagal activity.
 Abnormal palpitations usually point to a cardiac arrhythmia.
Anatomy of the conducting system
SA Node – “pacemaker” of
the heart (60-100bpm)
AV Node – junction of the
atria and ventricles (40-
60bpm)
Bundles – Bundle of His
connects the AV node to the
bundle branches (20-40bpm)
Pacemakers of the Heart
•SA Node - Dominant pacemaker with
an intrinsic rate of 60 - 100 beats/minute.
•AV Node - Back-up pacemaker with an
intrinsic rate of 40 - 60 beats/minute.
•Ventricular cells - Back-up pacemaker
with an intrinsic rate of 20 - 45 bpm.
Definition
The electrocardiogram (ECG) is the graphic
representation of the electrical activity of
the heart.
Systole Diastole
Electrical Depolarization
(Activation)
Repolarization
(Recovery)
Mechanical Contraction
(Empty)
Relaxations
(Filling)
Normal Cardiac cycle
What Is In Each Beat?
(the cardiac cycle in waves, complexes, and
intervals)
P Wave: atrial contraction or depolarization, (usually upright)
QRS Complex: time for ventricular contraction or
depolarization
(usually upright) (0.04 - 0.12sec) (delays in the bundle branches will widen
the QRS)
T Wave – ventricular repolarization “recharging” (usually
upright)
What Is In Each Beat?
PR Interval: time between atrial depolarization to
ventricular
depolarization (beginning of P wave to beginning of QRS)(0.12 -
0.20sec)
(prolonged PR = delays in the AV node conduction)
QT Interval: represents one complete ventricular
depolarization and repolarization (beginning of QRS to the end of the
T wave) (0.32 – 0.44sec)
(disturbances are usually due to electrolyte disturbances or
drug effects)
ECG Paper and related Heart Rate & Voltage
Computations
PATHOGENESIS AND INDUCEMENT
OF ARRHYTHMIA
 Some physical condition
 Pathological heart disease
 Other systemic disease
 Electrolyte disturbance and acid-base
imbalance
 Physical and chemical factors or toxicosis
HOW TACHYCARDIA INITIATED?
 All cardiac tachyarrhythmias are produced by one or more
mechanisms, including
1) Disorders of impulse initiation
 Triggered activity
 Enhanced automaticity
2) Abnormalities of impulse conduction.
 Re-entry
AUTOMATICITY
 Tissues exhibiting abnormal automaticity that underlie
tachyarrhythmias can reside in the atria, the AV junction,
ventricles or vessels that communicate directly with the atria,
such as the vena cava or pulmonary veins.
 The cells with enhanced automaticity exhibit enhanced phase 4
depolarization and, therefore, an increase in firing rate compared
with pacemaker cells.
AUTOMATICITY
 If the firing rate of the ectopic focus exceeds that of the sinus
node, then the sinus node can be overdriven and the ectopic
focus will become the predominant pacemaker of the heart. The
rapid firing rate may be incessant (ie, more than 50% of the day)
or episodic.
i.e. sinus tachycardia, accelerated idiovent. rhythm.
TRIGGERED ACTIVITY
 Triggered activity is a tachycardia mechanism associated with
disturbances of recovery or repolarization.
 Triggered rhythms are generated by interruptions in
repolarization of a heart cell called afterdepolarizations.
TRIGGERED ACTIVITY
 An afterdepolarization of sufficient magnitude may reach
“threshold” and trigger an early action potential during
repolarization.
i.e. TdP, atrial tachycardia, digitalis toxicity.
RE-ENTRY
 The most common arrhythmia mechanism.
 It occurs as repetitive excitation of a region of the heart and is a result of conduction
of an electrical impulse around a fixed obstacle in a defined circuit.
 Initiation of a circus movement tachycardia requires unidirectional conduction block
in one limb of a circuit, which may occur as a result of acceleration of the heart rate or
block of a premature impulse that impinges on the refractory period of the pathway.
RE-ENTRY
 Slow conduction is usually required for both initiation and maintenance
of a circus movement tachycardia.
i.e. AVNRT and AVRT
(1) A wavefront, initiated in a normal fashion in the
sinus node, passes around an obstacle (disc) to
electrical activation in a uniform fashion. This
obstacle may be formed by an anatomical feature
(fixed conduction block) like the tricuspid annulus,
or by a physiological abnormality (functional
conduction block) like an area of ischemic
myocardium.
Re-entry
(2) A premature impulse results in block of conduction on one
side of the obstacle while conduction continues on the other.
This is functional block because it is the result of a short RP
which means that the myocardium in this region has not
recovered its excitability in time to conduct the premature
beat.
Re-entry
(3) This wavefront takes sufficient time to
circulate around the obstacle and the area
previously resulting in block recovers its
excitability, so that this wavefront continually
encounters excitable tissue and perpetuates
as a re-entry circuit .
Re-entry
CLASSIFICATION OF TACHARRHYTHMIA
 Abnormal heart pulse formation
1. Sinus arrhythmia
2. Atrial arrhythmia
3. Atrioventricular junctional arrhythmia
4. Ventricular arrhythmia
 Abnormal heart pulse conduction
1. Sinus-atrial block
2. Intra-atrial block
3. Atrio-ventricular block
4. Intra-ventricular block
 Abnormal heart pulse formation and conduction
DIAGNOSIS OF ARRHYTHMIA
Medical history
Physical examination
Laboratory test
Rhythm Analysis
•Step 1:Calculate rate.
•Step 2:Determine regularity.
•Step 3:Assess the P waves.
•Step 4:Determine PR interval.
•Step 5:Determine QRS duration.
Step 1: Calculate Rate
Option 1 –Count the # of R waves in a 6 second rhythm strip,
then multiply by 10.
Interpretation? 9 x 10 = 90 bpm
3 sec
3 sec
Option 2–Find a R wave that lands on a bold line.
–Count the # of large boxes to the next R wave.
If the second R wave is 1 large box away the rate is 300, 2
boxes - 150, 3 boxes - 100, 4 boxes - 75, etc. (cont)
R wave
3
0
0
1
5
0
1
0
0
7
5
6
0
5
0
Approx. 1 box less than 100 = 95
Step 2: Determine regularity
•Look at the R-R distances (using a caliper or
markings on a pen or paper).
•Regular (are they equidistant apart)? Occasionally
irregular? Regularly irregular? Irregularly irregular?
Interpretation? Regular
Step 3: Assess the P waves
•Are there P waves?
•Do the P waves all look alike?
•Do the P waves occur at a regular rate?
•Is there one P wave before each QRS?
Interpretation?
Normal P waves with 1 P wave for every QRS
Step 4: Determine PR interval
•Normal: 0.12 - 0.20 seconds. (3 - 5 boxes)
Interpretation? 0.12 seconds
Step 5: QRS duration
•Normal: 0.04 - 0.12 seconds.
(1 - 3 boxes)
Interpretation? 0.08 seconds
THERAPY PRINCIPAL
 Pathogenesis therapy
 Stop the arrhythmia immediately if the hemodynamic was
unstable
 Individual therapy
Sinus arrhythmias
SINUS RHYTHM AND SINUS
ARRHYTHMIAS
 ECG of Sinus Rhythms: HR 60-100bpm

Sinus rhythm must originate in the sino-atrial node.
1) Regularly recurring sequences of P waves, QRS
complexes, and T waves. P-P or R-R interval establishes a
specific interval which should not vary more than 0.12 sec.
2) The P wave is upward in I,II, aVF,V4-5 and downward in aVR.
SINUS TACHYCARDIA
 Sinus rate > 100 beats/min (100-180)
Causes:
1. Some physical condition: exercise, anxiety, exciting,
alcohol, coffee
2. Some disease: fever, hyperthyroidism, anemia,
myocarditis
3. Some drugs: Atropine, Isoprenaline
Needn’t therapy
SINUS BRADYCARDIA
 Sinus rate < 60 beats/min
 Normal variant in many normal and older people
Causes: Trained athletes, during sleep, drugs (ß-blocker) ,
Hypothyriodism, CAD or SSS
Symptoms:
1. Most patients have no symptoms.
2. Severe bradycardia may cause dizziness, fatigue, palpitation,
even syncope.
Needn’t specific therapy, If the patient has severe symptoms, planted
an pacemaker may be needed.
SINUS ARREST OR SINUS
STANDSTILL
 Sinus arrest or standstill is recognized by a pause in the sinus
rhythm.
Causes: myocardial ischemia, hypoxia, hyperkalemia, higher
intracranial pressure, sinus node degeneration and some drugs
(digitalis, ß-blocks).
Symptoms: dizziness, amaurosis, syncope
Therapy is same to SSS
SINOATRIAL EXIT BLOCK (SAB)
SAB: Sinus pulse was blocked so it couldn’t
active the atrium.
Causes: CAD, Myopathy, Myocarditis, digitalis
toxicity, et al.
Symptoms: dizziness, fatigue, syncope
Therapy is same to SSS
SICK SINUS SYNDROME (SSS)
 SSS: The function of sinus node was degenerated. SSS
encompasses both disordered SA node automaticity and SA
conduction.
Causes: CAD, SAN degeneration, myopathy, connective tissue disease,
metabolic disease, tumor, trauma and congenital disease.
 With marked sinus bradycardia, sinus arrest, sinus exit block or
junctional escape rhythms
 Bradycardia-tachycardia syndrome
SICK SINUS SYNDROME
(SSS)
 ECG Recognition:
1. Sinus bradycardia, ≤40 bpm;
2. Sinus arrest > 3s
3. Nonsinus tachyarrhythmia ( SVT, AF or Af).
4. SNRT > 1530ms, SNRTc > 525ms
5. Instinct heart rate < 80bmp (autonomic block by atropine and beta
blocker)
SICK SINUS SYNDROME (SSS)
 Therapy:
1. Treat the etiology
2. Treat with drugs: anti-bradycardia agents, the effect of drug
therapy is not good.
3. Artificial cardiac pacing.
ATRIAL ARRHYTHMIA
PREMATURE CONTRACTIONS
 The term “premature contractions” are used to describe
non sinus beats.
 Common arrhythmia
 The morbidity rate is 3-5%
ATRIAL PREMATURE CONTRACTIONS
(APCS)
 APCs arising from somewhere in either the left or the right atrium.
Causes: rheumatic heart disease, CAD, hypertension, hyperthyroidism,
hypokalemia
Symptoms: many patients have no symptom, some have palpitation,
chest incomfortable.
Therapy: Needn’t therapy in the patients without heart disease. Can be
treated with ß-blocker, propafenone, moricizine or verapamil.
ATRIAL TACHYCARDIA
 Classify by automatic atrial tachycardia (AAT); intra-atrial reentrant
atrial tachycardia (IART); chaotic atrial tachycardia (CAT).
 Etiology: atrial enlargement, MI; chronic obstructive pulmonary
disease; drinking; metabolic disturbance; digitalis toxicity;
electrolytic disturbance.
ATRIAL TACHYCARDIA
 May occur transient; intermittent; or persistent.
 Symptoms: palpitation; chest uncomfortable, tachycardia may
induce myopathy.
 Auscultation: the first heart sound is variable
AUTOMATIC ATRIAL TACHYCARDIA (AAT)
 ECG characters:
1. Atrial rate is around 100-200bpm;
2. Warmup phenomena
3. P’ wave is different from sinus P wave;
4. P’-R interval ≥ 0.12”
5. Often appear type I or type II, 2:1 AV block;
6. EP study: Atrial program pacing can’t induce or
terminate the tachycardia
MULTIFOCAL ATRIAL TACHYCARDIA
 ECG characters:
1. Atrial rate is around 100-130bpm;
2. The morphologies P’ wave are > 3 types.
3. P’-P’, P’-R and R-R interval are different.
4. Will progress to AF in half the cases
5. EP study : Atrial program pacing can’t induce or
terminate the tachycardia
THERAPY
 IRAT: Esophageal Pulsation Modulation, RFCA, Ic and IV class anti-
tachycardia agents
 AAT: Digoxin, IV, II, Ia and III class anti-tachycardia agents; RFCA
 CAT: treat the underlying disease, verapamil or amiodarone.
 Associated with SSS: Implant pace-maker.
ATRIAL FLUTTER
Etiology:
1. It can occur in patients with normal atrial or with
abnormal atrial.
2. It is seen in rheumatic heart disease (mitral or
tricuspid valve disease), CAD, hypertension,
hyperthyroidism, congenital heart disease,
COPD.
3. Related to enlargement of the atria
4. Most AF have a reentry loop in right atrial
ATRIAL FLUTTER CIRCUIT
1. Atrial Flutter
ECG:
1)There are no P waves in ECG
2)Presence of saw-tooth flutter wave.
3)F waves always uniform in size ,shape and frequency.
4)Regular atrial rhythm with a rate of 250-350
5)Ventricular response of 1:1,2:1,3:1,4:1,or higher.
6)Absence of isoelectric line.
Flutter and Fibrillation
ATRIAL FLUTTER
ATRIAL FLUTTER
 Symptoms: depend on underlying disease, ventricular rate, the
patient is at rest or is exerting
 With rapid ventricular rate: palpitation, dizziness, shortness of
breath, weakness, faintness, syncope, may develop angina and
CHF.
ATRIAL FLUTTER
 Therapy:
1. Treat the underlying disease
2. To restore sinus rhythm: Cardioversion, pacing, RFCA,
Drug (III, Ia, Ic class).
3. Control the ventricular rate: digitalis. CCB, ß-block
4. Anticoagulation
ATRIAL FIBRILLATION
 Subdivided into three types: paroxysmal, persistent, permanent.
(lone Af)
 Etiology:
1. Morbidity rate increase in older patients
2. Etiology just like atrial flutter
3. Idiopathic
 Mechanism:
1. Multiple wavelet re-entry;
2. Rapid firing focus in pulmonary vein, vena cava or coronary sinus.
ATRIAL FIBRILLATION
2. Atrial Fibrillation ECG:
1) Absence of P waves
2) P waves replaced by f waves.
3) f waves : irregular in size ,shape ,and spacing.
Rate between 350 and 600
4) Irregularly irregular ventricular rhythm, best seen in
II,Avf,V1 or V2.
ATRIAL FIBRILLATION
 Manifestation:
 Affected by underlying diseases, ventricular rate
and heart function.
 May develop embolism in left atrial. Have high
incidence of stroke.
 The heart rate, S1 and rhythm is irregularly irregular
 If the heart rhythm is regular, should consider about
(1) restore sinus rhythm; (2) AF with constant the
ratio of AV conduction; (3) junctional or ventricular
tachycardia; (4) slower ventricular rate may have
complete AV block.
ATRIAL FIBRILLATION
 Therapy:
1. Treat the underlying disease
2. Restore sinus rhythm: Drug, Cardioversion, RFCA, Maze surgery
3. Rate control: digitalis. CCB, ß-block
4. Antithrombotic therapy: Aspirine, oral anticoagulants
ATRIOVENTRICULAR JUNCTIONAL
ARRHYTHMIA
ATRIOVENTRICULAR JUNCTIONAL
PREMATURE CONTRACTIONS
1).A premature AV junction P wave is followed by a QRS & T
wave.
2).The AV junction P waves in aVR become upward .The P
waves in II,III, and aVF is downward. The PR interval is
usually less than 0.12second , if the P waves is before the
QRS complexes. The P waves may appear after the QRS
complexes or may be hidden within the QRS complex.
3).AV junctional premature beat is followed by a fully
compensatory.
 Therapy the underlying disease Needn’t anti-arrhythmia therapy.
NON PAROXYSMAL AV JUNCTIONAL
TACHYCARDIA
 Mechanism: relate to hyper-automaticity or trigger activity of AV
junctional tissue
 Etiology: digitalis toxicity; inferior MI; myocarditis; acute rheumatic
fever and post-operation of valve disease
 ECG: the heart rate ranges 70-150 bpm or more, regular, normal QRS
complex, may occur AV dissociation and wenckebach AV block
NONPAROXYSMAL AV JUNCTIONAL
TACHYCARDIA
 Therapy:
 Treat underlying disease; stopping digoxin, administer potassium,
lidocaine, phenytoin or propranolol.
 Not for DC shock
 It can disappear spontaneously. If had good tolerance, not require
therapy.
PAROXYSMAL TACHYCARDIA
 Most PSVT (paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia) is due to reentrant
mechanism.
 The incidence of PSVT is higher in AVNRT (atrioventricular node reentry
tachycardia) and AVRT (atioventricular reentry tachycardia), the most
common is AVNRT (90%)
 Occur in any age individuals, usually no structure heart disease.
AVNRT
 Commonest supraventricular arrhythmia
 ie dependent upon the AV node
PAROXYSMAL TACHYCARDIA
Manifestation:
Occur and terminate abruptly.
 Palpitation, dizziness, syncope, angina, heart failure and shock.
 The severe degree of the symptom is related to ventricular rate,
persistent duration and underlying disease
PAROXYSMAL TACHYCARDIA
 ECG characteristic of AVNRT
1. Heart rate is 150-250 bpm, regular
2. QRS complex is often normal, wide QRS
complex is with aberrant conduction
3. Negative P wave in II III aVF, buried into or
following by the QRS complex.
AVRT
 Due to an accessory pathway
 Patients can have multiple pathways
 Accessory pathways may conduct
 Antegradely
 Retrogradely
 Combination of the two
DEFINITIONS
Orthodromic
 Conduction travels in the normal direction (ie A to V)
Antidromic
 Conduction travels in an abnormal direction (ie V to A)
Manifest
 An accessory pathway that conducts antegradely
Concealed
 An accessory pathway that conducts retrogradely
PAROXYSMAL TACHYCARDIA
 ECG characteristic of AVRT
1. Heart rate is 150-250 bpm, regular
2. In orthodromic AVRT, the QRS complex is often normal, wide QRS
complex is with antidromic AVRT
3. Retrograde P’ wave, R-P’>110ms.
AVRT
ECG criteria:
1.Short P-R interval (less than 0.10 sec to 0.12 sec)
2.prolonged QRS complex , 0.12 sec or greater
3.Delta wave in the lower third of the ascending limb
of the R wave
4.Type A is characterized by dominantly upright QRS
complexes in the right precordial leads, resulting in tall
delta-R waves in leads V1-2.
5.Type B is characterized by dominantly negative
QRS complexes in the right precordial leads , with tall
delta-R wave in leads V5-6
Conditions associated with WPW syndrome
① Atrial fibrillation ② Atrial flutter
③ Atrial tachycardias
Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome (W.P.W)
PAROXYSMAL TACHYCARDIA
 Therapy:
 AVNRT & orthodromic AVRT
1. Increase vagal tone: carotid sinus massage,
Valsalva maneuver.if no successful,
2. Drug: verapamil, adrenosine, propafenone
3. DC shock
 Antidromic AVRT:
1. Should not use verapamil, digitalis, and
stimulate the vagal nerve.
2. Drug: propafenone, sotalol, amiodarone
 RFCA
VENTRICULAR ARRHYTHMIA
Morphological criteria (if the above criteria are inconclusive)
LBBB pattern
Initial R more than 40ms? Yes => VT
Slurred or notched downwards leg of S wave in leads V1 or
V2
Yes => VT
Beginning of Q to nadir QS >60 ms in V1 or V2? Yes => VT LR >50:1
Q or QS in V6? Yes => VT LR >50:1
RBBB pattern
Monofasic R or qR in V1? Yes => VT
R taller than R' (rabbit-ear sign)? Yes => VT
rS in V6? Yes => VT
WQRS TACHYCARDIA ALGORITHM
If the distance traveled on the Y axis in the initial 40ms of the QRS
complex is smaller than that traveled in the terminal 40ms of the QRS
complex, a VT is much more likely
VENTRICULAR PREMATURE
CONTRACTIONS (VPCS)
 Etiology:
1. Occur in normal person
2. Myocarditis, CAD, valve heart disease,
hyperthyroidism, Drug toxicity (digoxin, quinidine
and anti-anxiety drug)
3. electrolyte disturbance, anxiety, drinking, coffee
 Manifestation:
1. palpitation
2. dizziness
3. syncope
4. loss of the second heart sound
PVCS
 Therapy: treat underlying disease,
antiarrhythmia
 No structure heart disease:
1. Asymptom: no therapy
2. Symptom caused by PVCs: antianxiety agents,
ß-blocker and mexiletine to relief the symptom.
 With structure heart disease (CAD, HBP):
1. Treat the underlying diseas
2. ß-blocker, amiodarone
3. Class I especially class Ic agents should be
avoided because of proarrhytmia and lack of
benefit of prophylaxis
VENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA
 Etiology: often in organic heart disease
CAD, MI, DCM, HCM, HF,
long QT syndrome
Brugada syndrome
 Sustained VT (>30s), Nonsustained VT
 Monomorphic VT, Polymorphic VT
VENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA
 Torsades de points (Tdp): A special type of polymorphic VT,
 Etiology:
1. congenital (Long QT),
2. electrolyte disturbance,
3. antiarrhythmia drug proarrhythmia (IA or IC),
4. antianxiety drug,
5. brain disease,
6. bradycardia
VENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA
 Accelerated idioventricular rhythm:
1. Related to increase automatic tone
2. Etiology: Often occur in organic heart disease, especially AMI
reperfusion periods, heart operation, myocarditis, digitalis
toxicity
VT
 Manifestation:
1. Nonsustained VT with no symptom
2. Sustained VT : with symptom and unstable hemodynamic,
patient may feel palpitation, short of breathness,
presyncope, syncope, angina, hypotension and shock.
VT
 ECG characteristics:
1. Monomorphic VT: 100-250 bpm, occur and
terminate abruptly,regular
2. Accelerated idioventricular rhythm: a runs of 3-
10 ventricular beats, rate of 60-110 bpm,
tachycardia is a capable of warm up and close
down, often seen AV dissociation
3. Tdp: rotation of the QRS axis around the
baseline, the rate from 160-280 bpm, QT interval
prolonged > 0.5s, marked U wave
VENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA
TREATMENT OF VT
1. Treat underlying disease
2. Cardioversion: Hemodynamic unstable VT (hypotension, shock,
angina, CHF) or hemodynamic stable but drug was no effect
3. Pharmacological therapy: ß-blockers, lidocain or amiodarone
4. RFCA, ICD or surgical therapy
THERAPY OF SPECIAL TYPE VT
 Accelerated idioventricular rhythm:
 usually no symptom, needn’t therapy.
 Atropine increased sinus rhythm
 Tdp:
1. Treat underlying disease,
2. Magnesium iv, atropine or isoprenaline, ß-block or pacemaker
for long QT patient
3. temporary pacemaker
VENTRICULAR FLUTTER AND
FIBRILLATION
 Often occur in severe organic heart disease: AMI, ischemia heart
disease
 Proarrhythmia (especially produce long QT and Tdp), electrolyte
disturbance
 Anaesthesia, lightning strike, electric shock, heart operation
 It’s a fatal arrhythmia
VENTRICULAR FLUTTER AND
FIBRILLATION
 Manifestation:
Unconsciousness, twitch, no blood pressure and pulse, going to
die
 Therapy:
1. Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitate (CPR)
2. ICD
CARDIAC CONDUCTION BLOCK
 Block position:
Sinoatrial; intra-atrial; atrioventricular; intra-ventricular
 Block degree
1. Type I: prolong the conductive time
2. Type II: partial block
3. Type III: complete block
ATRIOVENTRICULAR BLOCK
 AV block is a delay or failure in transmission of the cardiac
impulse from atrium to ventricle.
 Etiology:
Atherosclerotic heart disease; myocarditis; rheumatic fever;
cardiomyopathy; drug toxicity; electrolyte disturbance, collagen
disease, lev’s disease.
AV BLOCK
 AV block is divided into three categories:
1. First-degree AV block
2. Second-degree AV block: further subdivided into type I and
type II
3. Third-degree AV block: complete block
AV BLOCK
 Manifestations:
 First-degree AV block: almost no symptoms;
 Second degree AV block: palpitation, fatigue
 Third degree AV block: Dizziness, agina, heart failure,
lightheadedness, and syncope may cause by slow heart rate, Adams-
Stokes Syndrome may occurs in sever case.
 First heart sound varies in intensity, will appear booming first sound
AV BLOCK
 Treatment:
1. I or II degree AV block needn’t antibradycardia agent
therapy
2. II degree II type and III degree AV block need
antibradycardia agent therapy
3. Implant Pace Maker
2:1 AV Block
2:1 AV Block
AV Nodal Level
2:1 AV block
Infra-nodal Level
Complete AV block
•No atrial activity conducts to the ventricles
•AV dissociation is present. The atria and ventricles are
controlled by independent pacemakers.
•Ventricular focus is usually located just below the site
of block.
•Higher sites are more stable with a more faster escape
rate.
INTRAVENTRICULAR BLOCK
 Intraventricular conduction system:
1. Right bundle branch
2. Left bundle branch
3. Left anterior fascicular
4. Left posterior fascicular
INTRAVENTRICULAR BLOCK
 Etiology:
 Myocarditis, valve disease, cardiomyopathy, CAD, hypertension,
pulmonary heart disease, drug toxicity, Lev’s disease et al.
 Manifestation:
 Single fascicular or bifascicular block is asymptom; tri-fascicular block
may have dizziness; palpitation, syncope and Adams-stokes syndrome
INTRAVENTRICULAR BLOCK
 Therapy:
1. Treat underlying disease
2. If the patient is asymptom; no treat,
3. bifascicular block and incomplete trifascicular block may progress to
complete block, may need implant pace maker if the patient with
syncope
 1. Right Bundle Branch Block(RBBB)
ECG:
1).QRS 0.12 sec or wider
2).Rsr’(M)pattern in V1 and V2 and deep ,wide S wave in Ⅰ,V5-6.
3).The ST segment is slight depressure with negative T waves
When incomplete RBBB is present ,the pattern is similar, but the
QRS width is less than 0.12sec.
Bundle branch block
Left Bundle Branch Block
(LBBB)
 ECG:
1)QRS 0.12sec or more .
2)absent q waves in I,V5 and
V6
3).wide ,notched,or slurred R
waves in V5-6 with depressed
ST segments,downward T
waves.
4).wide QS or rS patters with
elevated ST segments and
upward T waves in V1-2.
When incomplete LBBB in
present ,the pattern is
similar ,but the QRS width <
0.12 second.
Bundle branch block
Left anterior fascicular
block (LAH)
 ECG criteria
1).Left axis deviation (-30
゜to -45゜or greater)
2).Small q wave in lead I
3).Deep s wave in lead II
4).Decper S wave in lead
III
5).S wave in aVF and V6
Bundle branch block
left posterior fascicular
block(LPH) (left
posterior hemiblock)
ECG criteria
1) Right axis deviation of
+120 or greater
2).Large S wave in lead I
3) Tall R waves in lead II
and III.
Bundle branch block
ANTI-ARRHYTHMIA AGENTS
Anti-tachycardia agents
Anti-bradycardia agents
ANTI-TACHYCARDIA
AGENTS
 Modified Vaugham Williams classification
1. I class: Natrium channel blocker
2. II class: ß-receptor blocker
3. III class: Potassium channel blocker
4. IV class: Calcium channel blocker
5. Others: Adenosine, Digital
CLINICAL USAGE
Anti-tachycardia agents:
 Ia class: Less use in clinic
1. Quinidine
2. Procainamide
3. Disopyramide: Side effect: like M-cholinergic receptor
blocker
Anti-tachycardia agents:
 Ib class: Perfect to ventricular tachyarrhythmia
1. Lidocaine
2. Mexiletine
Anti-tachycardia agents:
 Ic class: Can be used in ventricular and/or supra-ventricular
tachycardia and extrasystole.
1. Moricizine
2. Propafenone
3. Flecainide
ANTI-TACHYCARDIA AGENTS:
 II class: ß-receptor blocker
1. Propranolol: Non-selective
2. Metoprolol: Selective ß1-receptor blocker, Perfect to hypertension
and coronary artery disease patients associated with
tachyarrhythmia.
ANTI-TACHYCARDIA AGENTS:
 III class: Potassium channel blocker, extend-spectrum anti-arrhythmia
agent.
 Amioarone: Perfect to coronary artery disease and heart failure
patients
 Sotalol: Has ß-blocker effect
 Bretylium
 Ibutilide
ANTI-TACHYCARDIA AGENTS:
 IV class: be used in supraventricular
tachycardia
1. Verapamil
2. Diltiazem
 Others:
Adenosine: be used in supraventricular
tachycardia
ANTI-BRADYCARDIA
AGENTS
 Isoprenaline
 Epinephrine
 Atropine
 Aminophylline
NON-DRUG THERAPY
 Cardioversion: For tachycardia especially hemodynamic
unstable patient
 Radiofrequency catheter ablation (RFCA): For those
tachycardia patients (SVT, VT, AF, AFL)
 Artificial cardiac pacing: For bradycardia, heart failure and
malignant ventricular arrhythmia patients.
 Overdrive pacing
 Surgical
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  • 1. ARRHYTHMIA Dr. Abla Abbas Zain Khalil Consultant Cardiology, Ras El-teen Hospital, Alexandria.
  • 2. PALPITATION  Definition  The term “ palpitation” refers to any conscious sensation of cardiac activity.  Arrhythmia  It is a term used to describe any cardiac rhythm that deviates from the normal sinus rhythm.
  • 3. PALPITATION  Normal palpitations occur with exercise, emotions, and stress, or after taking substances that increase adrenergic tone or diminish vagal activity.  Abnormal palpitations usually point to a cardiac arrhythmia.
  • 4. Anatomy of the conducting system SA Node – “pacemaker” of the heart (60-100bpm) AV Node – junction of the atria and ventricles (40- 60bpm) Bundles – Bundle of His connects the AV node to the bundle branches (20-40bpm)
  • 5. Pacemakers of the Heart •SA Node - Dominant pacemaker with an intrinsic rate of 60 - 100 beats/minute. •AV Node - Back-up pacemaker with an intrinsic rate of 40 - 60 beats/minute. •Ventricular cells - Back-up pacemaker with an intrinsic rate of 20 - 45 bpm.
  • 6. Definition The electrocardiogram (ECG) is the graphic representation of the electrical activity of the heart.
  • 7. Systole Diastole Electrical Depolarization (Activation) Repolarization (Recovery) Mechanical Contraction (Empty) Relaxations (Filling) Normal Cardiac cycle
  • 8. What Is In Each Beat? (the cardiac cycle in waves, complexes, and intervals) P Wave: atrial contraction or depolarization, (usually upright) QRS Complex: time for ventricular contraction or depolarization (usually upright) (0.04 - 0.12sec) (delays in the bundle branches will widen the QRS) T Wave – ventricular repolarization “recharging” (usually upright)
  • 9. What Is In Each Beat? PR Interval: time between atrial depolarization to ventricular depolarization (beginning of P wave to beginning of QRS)(0.12 - 0.20sec) (prolonged PR = delays in the AV node conduction) QT Interval: represents one complete ventricular depolarization and repolarization (beginning of QRS to the end of the T wave) (0.32 – 0.44sec) (disturbances are usually due to electrolyte disturbances or drug effects)
  • 10. ECG Paper and related Heart Rate & Voltage Computations
  • 11. PATHOGENESIS AND INDUCEMENT OF ARRHYTHMIA  Some physical condition  Pathological heart disease  Other systemic disease  Electrolyte disturbance and acid-base imbalance  Physical and chemical factors or toxicosis
  • 12. HOW TACHYCARDIA INITIATED?  All cardiac tachyarrhythmias are produced by one or more mechanisms, including 1) Disorders of impulse initiation  Triggered activity  Enhanced automaticity 2) Abnormalities of impulse conduction.  Re-entry
  • 13. AUTOMATICITY  Tissues exhibiting abnormal automaticity that underlie tachyarrhythmias can reside in the atria, the AV junction, ventricles or vessels that communicate directly with the atria, such as the vena cava or pulmonary veins.  The cells with enhanced automaticity exhibit enhanced phase 4 depolarization and, therefore, an increase in firing rate compared with pacemaker cells.
  • 14. AUTOMATICITY  If the firing rate of the ectopic focus exceeds that of the sinus node, then the sinus node can be overdriven and the ectopic focus will become the predominant pacemaker of the heart. The rapid firing rate may be incessant (ie, more than 50% of the day) or episodic. i.e. sinus tachycardia, accelerated idiovent. rhythm.
  • 15. TRIGGERED ACTIVITY  Triggered activity is a tachycardia mechanism associated with disturbances of recovery or repolarization.  Triggered rhythms are generated by interruptions in repolarization of a heart cell called afterdepolarizations.
  • 16. TRIGGERED ACTIVITY  An afterdepolarization of sufficient magnitude may reach “threshold” and trigger an early action potential during repolarization. i.e. TdP, atrial tachycardia, digitalis toxicity.
  • 17. RE-ENTRY  The most common arrhythmia mechanism.  It occurs as repetitive excitation of a region of the heart and is a result of conduction of an electrical impulse around a fixed obstacle in a defined circuit.  Initiation of a circus movement tachycardia requires unidirectional conduction block in one limb of a circuit, which may occur as a result of acceleration of the heart rate or block of a premature impulse that impinges on the refractory period of the pathway.
  • 18. RE-ENTRY  Slow conduction is usually required for both initiation and maintenance of a circus movement tachycardia. i.e. AVNRT and AVRT
  • 19. (1) A wavefront, initiated in a normal fashion in the sinus node, passes around an obstacle (disc) to electrical activation in a uniform fashion. This obstacle may be formed by an anatomical feature (fixed conduction block) like the tricuspid annulus, or by a physiological abnormality (functional conduction block) like an area of ischemic myocardium. Re-entry
  • 20. (2) A premature impulse results in block of conduction on one side of the obstacle while conduction continues on the other. This is functional block because it is the result of a short RP which means that the myocardium in this region has not recovered its excitability in time to conduct the premature beat. Re-entry
  • 21. (3) This wavefront takes sufficient time to circulate around the obstacle and the area previously resulting in block recovers its excitability, so that this wavefront continually encounters excitable tissue and perpetuates as a re-entry circuit . Re-entry
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  • 23. CLASSIFICATION OF TACHARRHYTHMIA  Abnormal heart pulse formation 1. Sinus arrhythmia 2. Atrial arrhythmia 3. Atrioventricular junctional arrhythmia 4. Ventricular arrhythmia  Abnormal heart pulse conduction 1. Sinus-atrial block 2. Intra-atrial block 3. Atrio-ventricular block 4. Intra-ventricular block  Abnormal heart pulse formation and conduction
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  • 25. DIAGNOSIS OF ARRHYTHMIA Medical history Physical examination Laboratory test
  • 26. Rhythm Analysis •Step 1:Calculate rate. •Step 2:Determine regularity. •Step 3:Assess the P waves. •Step 4:Determine PR interval. •Step 5:Determine QRS duration.
  • 27. Step 1: Calculate Rate Option 1 –Count the # of R waves in a 6 second rhythm strip, then multiply by 10. Interpretation? 9 x 10 = 90 bpm 3 sec 3 sec Option 2–Find a R wave that lands on a bold line. –Count the # of large boxes to the next R wave. If the second R wave is 1 large box away the rate is 300, 2 boxes - 150, 3 boxes - 100, 4 boxes - 75, etc. (cont) R wave 3 0 0 1 5 0 1 0 0 7 5 6 0 5 0 Approx. 1 box less than 100 = 95
  • 28. Step 2: Determine regularity •Look at the R-R distances (using a caliper or markings on a pen or paper). •Regular (are they equidistant apart)? Occasionally irregular? Regularly irregular? Irregularly irregular? Interpretation? Regular
  • 29. Step 3: Assess the P waves •Are there P waves? •Do the P waves all look alike? •Do the P waves occur at a regular rate? •Is there one P wave before each QRS? Interpretation? Normal P waves with 1 P wave for every QRS
  • 30. Step 4: Determine PR interval •Normal: 0.12 - 0.20 seconds. (3 - 5 boxes) Interpretation? 0.12 seconds
  • 31. Step 5: QRS duration •Normal: 0.04 - 0.12 seconds. (1 - 3 boxes) Interpretation? 0.08 seconds
  • 32. THERAPY PRINCIPAL  Pathogenesis therapy  Stop the arrhythmia immediately if the hemodynamic was unstable  Individual therapy
  • 34. SINUS RHYTHM AND SINUS ARRHYTHMIAS  ECG of Sinus Rhythms: HR 60-100bpm  Sinus rhythm must originate in the sino-atrial node. 1) Regularly recurring sequences of P waves, QRS complexes, and T waves. P-P or R-R interval establishes a specific interval which should not vary more than 0.12 sec. 2) The P wave is upward in I,II, aVF,V4-5 and downward in aVR.
  • 35. SINUS TACHYCARDIA  Sinus rate > 100 beats/min (100-180) Causes: 1. Some physical condition: exercise, anxiety, exciting, alcohol, coffee 2. Some disease: fever, hyperthyroidism, anemia, myocarditis 3. Some drugs: Atropine, Isoprenaline Needn’t therapy
  • 36. SINUS BRADYCARDIA  Sinus rate < 60 beats/min  Normal variant in many normal and older people Causes: Trained athletes, during sleep, drugs (ß-blocker) , Hypothyriodism, CAD or SSS Symptoms: 1. Most patients have no symptoms. 2. Severe bradycardia may cause dizziness, fatigue, palpitation, even syncope. Needn’t specific therapy, If the patient has severe symptoms, planted an pacemaker may be needed.
  • 37. SINUS ARREST OR SINUS STANDSTILL  Sinus arrest or standstill is recognized by a pause in the sinus rhythm. Causes: myocardial ischemia, hypoxia, hyperkalemia, higher intracranial pressure, sinus node degeneration and some drugs (digitalis, ß-blocks). Symptoms: dizziness, amaurosis, syncope Therapy is same to SSS
  • 38. SINOATRIAL EXIT BLOCK (SAB) SAB: Sinus pulse was blocked so it couldn’t active the atrium. Causes: CAD, Myopathy, Myocarditis, digitalis toxicity, et al. Symptoms: dizziness, fatigue, syncope Therapy is same to SSS
  • 39. SICK SINUS SYNDROME (SSS)  SSS: The function of sinus node was degenerated. SSS encompasses both disordered SA node automaticity and SA conduction. Causes: CAD, SAN degeneration, myopathy, connective tissue disease, metabolic disease, tumor, trauma and congenital disease.  With marked sinus bradycardia, sinus arrest, sinus exit block or junctional escape rhythms  Bradycardia-tachycardia syndrome
  • 40. SICK SINUS SYNDROME (SSS)  ECG Recognition: 1. Sinus bradycardia, ≤40 bpm; 2. Sinus arrest > 3s 3. Nonsinus tachyarrhythmia ( SVT, AF or Af). 4. SNRT > 1530ms, SNRTc > 525ms 5. Instinct heart rate < 80bmp (autonomic block by atropine and beta blocker)
  • 41. SICK SINUS SYNDROME (SSS)  Therapy: 1. Treat the etiology 2. Treat with drugs: anti-bradycardia agents, the effect of drug therapy is not good. 3. Artificial cardiac pacing.
  • 43. PREMATURE CONTRACTIONS  The term “premature contractions” are used to describe non sinus beats.  Common arrhythmia  The morbidity rate is 3-5%
  • 44. ATRIAL PREMATURE CONTRACTIONS (APCS)  APCs arising from somewhere in either the left or the right atrium. Causes: rheumatic heart disease, CAD, hypertension, hyperthyroidism, hypokalemia Symptoms: many patients have no symptom, some have palpitation, chest incomfortable. Therapy: Needn’t therapy in the patients without heart disease. Can be treated with ß-blocker, propafenone, moricizine or verapamil.
  • 45. ATRIAL TACHYCARDIA  Classify by automatic atrial tachycardia (AAT); intra-atrial reentrant atrial tachycardia (IART); chaotic atrial tachycardia (CAT).  Etiology: atrial enlargement, MI; chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; drinking; metabolic disturbance; digitalis toxicity; electrolytic disturbance.
  • 46. ATRIAL TACHYCARDIA  May occur transient; intermittent; or persistent.  Symptoms: palpitation; chest uncomfortable, tachycardia may induce myopathy.  Auscultation: the first heart sound is variable
  • 47. AUTOMATIC ATRIAL TACHYCARDIA (AAT)  ECG characters: 1. Atrial rate is around 100-200bpm; 2. Warmup phenomena 3. P’ wave is different from sinus P wave; 4. P’-R interval ≥ 0.12” 5. Often appear type I or type II, 2:1 AV block; 6. EP study: Atrial program pacing can’t induce or terminate the tachycardia
  • 48. MULTIFOCAL ATRIAL TACHYCARDIA  ECG characters: 1. Atrial rate is around 100-130bpm; 2. The morphologies P’ wave are > 3 types. 3. P’-P’, P’-R and R-R interval are different. 4. Will progress to AF in half the cases 5. EP study : Atrial program pacing can’t induce or terminate the tachycardia
  • 49. THERAPY  IRAT: Esophageal Pulsation Modulation, RFCA, Ic and IV class anti- tachycardia agents  AAT: Digoxin, IV, II, Ia and III class anti-tachycardia agents; RFCA  CAT: treat the underlying disease, verapamil or amiodarone.  Associated with SSS: Implant pace-maker.
  • 50. ATRIAL FLUTTER Etiology: 1. It can occur in patients with normal atrial or with abnormal atrial. 2. It is seen in rheumatic heart disease (mitral or tricuspid valve disease), CAD, hypertension, hyperthyroidism, congenital heart disease, COPD. 3. Related to enlargement of the atria 4. Most AF have a reentry loop in right atrial
  • 52. 1. Atrial Flutter ECG: 1)There are no P waves in ECG 2)Presence of saw-tooth flutter wave. 3)F waves always uniform in size ,shape and frequency. 4)Regular atrial rhythm with a rate of 250-350 5)Ventricular response of 1:1,2:1,3:1,4:1,or higher. 6)Absence of isoelectric line. Flutter and Fibrillation
  • 54. ATRIAL FLUTTER  Symptoms: depend on underlying disease, ventricular rate, the patient is at rest or is exerting  With rapid ventricular rate: palpitation, dizziness, shortness of breath, weakness, faintness, syncope, may develop angina and CHF.
  • 55. ATRIAL FLUTTER  Therapy: 1. Treat the underlying disease 2. To restore sinus rhythm: Cardioversion, pacing, RFCA, Drug (III, Ia, Ic class). 3. Control the ventricular rate: digitalis. CCB, ß-block 4. Anticoagulation
  • 56. ATRIAL FIBRILLATION  Subdivided into three types: paroxysmal, persistent, permanent. (lone Af)  Etiology: 1. Morbidity rate increase in older patients 2. Etiology just like atrial flutter 3. Idiopathic  Mechanism: 1. Multiple wavelet re-entry; 2. Rapid firing focus in pulmonary vein, vena cava or coronary sinus.
  • 57. ATRIAL FIBRILLATION 2. Atrial Fibrillation ECG: 1) Absence of P waves 2) P waves replaced by f waves. 3) f waves : irregular in size ,shape ,and spacing. Rate between 350 and 600 4) Irregularly irregular ventricular rhythm, best seen in II,Avf,V1 or V2.
  • 58. ATRIAL FIBRILLATION  Manifestation:  Affected by underlying diseases, ventricular rate and heart function.  May develop embolism in left atrial. Have high incidence of stroke.  The heart rate, S1 and rhythm is irregularly irregular  If the heart rhythm is regular, should consider about (1) restore sinus rhythm; (2) AF with constant the ratio of AV conduction; (3) junctional or ventricular tachycardia; (4) slower ventricular rate may have complete AV block.
  • 59. ATRIAL FIBRILLATION  Therapy: 1. Treat the underlying disease 2. Restore sinus rhythm: Drug, Cardioversion, RFCA, Maze surgery 3. Rate control: digitalis. CCB, ß-block 4. Antithrombotic therapy: Aspirine, oral anticoagulants
  • 61. ATRIOVENTRICULAR JUNCTIONAL PREMATURE CONTRACTIONS 1).A premature AV junction P wave is followed by a QRS & T wave. 2).The AV junction P waves in aVR become upward .The P waves in II,III, and aVF is downward. The PR interval is usually less than 0.12second , if the P waves is before the QRS complexes. The P waves may appear after the QRS complexes or may be hidden within the QRS complex. 3).AV junctional premature beat is followed by a fully compensatory.  Therapy the underlying disease Needn’t anti-arrhythmia therapy.
  • 62. NON PAROXYSMAL AV JUNCTIONAL TACHYCARDIA  Mechanism: relate to hyper-automaticity or trigger activity of AV junctional tissue  Etiology: digitalis toxicity; inferior MI; myocarditis; acute rheumatic fever and post-operation of valve disease  ECG: the heart rate ranges 70-150 bpm or more, regular, normal QRS complex, may occur AV dissociation and wenckebach AV block
  • 63. NONPAROXYSMAL AV JUNCTIONAL TACHYCARDIA  Therapy:  Treat underlying disease; stopping digoxin, administer potassium, lidocaine, phenytoin or propranolol.  Not for DC shock  It can disappear spontaneously. If had good tolerance, not require therapy.
  • 64. PAROXYSMAL TACHYCARDIA  Most PSVT (paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia) is due to reentrant mechanism.  The incidence of PSVT is higher in AVNRT (atrioventricular node reentry tachycardia) and AVRT (atioventricular reentry tachycardia), the most common is AVNRT (90%)  Occur in any age individuals, usually no structure heart disease.
  • 65. AVNRT  Commonest supraventricular arrhythmia  ie dependent upon the AV node
  • 66. PAROXYSMAL TACHYCARDIA Manifestation: Occur and terminate abruptly.  Palpitation, dizziness, syncope, angina, heart failure and shock.  The severe degree of the symptom is related to ventricular rate, persistent duration and underlying disease
  • 67. PAROXYSMAL TACHYCARDIA  ECG characteristic of AVNRT 1. Heart rate is 150-250 bpm, regular 2. QRS complex is often normal, wide QRS complex is with aberrant conduction 3. Negative P wave in II III aVF, buried into or following by the QRS complex.
  • 68. AVRT  Due to an accessory pathway  Patients can have multiple pathways  Accessory pathways may conduct  Antegradely  Retrogradely  Combination of the two
  • 69. DEFINITIONS Orthodromic  Conduction travels in the normal direction (ie A to V) Antidromic  Conduction travels in an abnormal direction (ie V to A) Manifest  An accessory pathway that conducts antegradely Concealed  An accessory pathway that conducts retrogradely
  • 70. PAROXYSMAL TACHYCARDIA  ECG characteristic of AVRT 1. Heart rate is 150-250 bpm, regular 2. In orthodromic AVRT, the QRS complex is often normal, wide QRS complex is with antidromic AVRT 3. Retrograde P’ wave, R-P’>110ms.
  • 71. AVRT
  • 72. ECG criteria: 1.Short P-R interval (less than 0.10 sec to 0.12 sec) 2.prolonged QRS complex , 0.12 sec or greater 3.Delta wave in the lower third of the ascending limb of the R wave 4.Type A is characterized by dominantly upright QRS complexes in the right precordial leads, resulting in tall delta-R waves in leads V1-2. 5.Type B is characterized by dominantly negative QRS complexes in the right precordial leads , with tall delta-R wave in leads V5-6 Conditions associated with WPW syndrome ① Atrial fibrillation ② Atrial flutter ③ Atrial tachycardias Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome (W.P.W)
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  • 74. PAROXYSMAL TACHYCARDIA  Therapy:  AVNRT & orthodromic AVRT 1. Increase vagal tone: carotid sinus massage, Valsalva maneuver.if no successful, 2. Drug: verapamil, adrenosine, propafenone 3. DC shock  Antidromic AVRT: 1. Should not use verapamil, digitalis, and stimulate the vagal nerve. 2. Drug: propafenone, sotalol, amiodarone  RFCA
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  • 78. Morphological criteria (if the above criteria are inconclusive) LBBB pattern Initial R more than 40ms? Yes => VT Slurred or notched downwards leg of S wave in leads V1 or V2 Yes => VT Beginning of Q to nadir QS >60 ms in V1 or V2? Yes => VT LR >50:1 Q or QS in V6? Yes => VT LR >50:1
  • 79. RBBB pattern Monofasic R or qR in V1? Yes => VT R taller than R' (rabbit-ear sign)? Yes => VT rS in V6? Yes => VT
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  • 82. If the distance traveled on the Y axis in the initial 40ms of the QRS complex is smaller than that traveled in the terminal 40ms of the QRS complex, a VT is much more likely
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  • 85. VENTRICULAR PREMATURE CONTRACTIONS (VPCS)  Etiology: 1. Occur in normal person 2. Myocarditis, CAD, valve heart disease, hyperthyroidism, Drug toxicity (digoxin, quinidine and anti-anxiety drug) 3. electrolyte disturbance, anxiety, drinking, coffee  Manifestation: 1. palpitation 2. dizziness 3. syncope 4. loss of the second heart sound
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  • 87. PVCS  Therapy: treat underlying disease, antiarrhythmia  No structure heart disease: 1. Asymptom: no therapy 2. Symptom caused by PVCs: antianxiety agents, ß-blocker and mexiletine to relief the symptom.  With structure heart disease (CAD, HBP): 1. Treat the underlying diseas 2. ß-blocker, amiodarone 3. Class I especially class Ic agents should be avoided because of proarrhytmia and lack of benefit of prophylaxis
  • 88. VENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA  Etiology: often in organic heart disease CAD, MI, DCM, HCM, HF, long QT syndrome Brugada syndrome  Sustained VT (>30s), Nonsustained VT  Monomorphic VT, Polymorphic VT
  • 89. VENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA  Torsades de points (Tdp): A special type of polymorphic VT,  Etiology: 1. congenital (Long QT), 2. electrolyte disturbance, 3. antiarrhythmia drug proarrhythmia (IA or IC), 4. antianxiety drug, 5. brain disease, 6. bradycardia
  • 90. VENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA  Accelerated idioventricular rhythm: 1. Related to increase automatic tone 2. Etiology: Often occur in organic heart disease, especially AMI reperfusion periods, heart operation, myocarditis, digitalis toxicity
  • 91. VT  Manifestation: 1. Nonsustained VT with no symptom 2. Sustained VT : with symptom and unstable hemodynamic, patient may feel palpitation, short of breathness, presyncope, syncope, angina, hypotension and shock.
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  • 93. VT  ECG characteristics: 1. Monomorphic VT: 100-250 bpm, occur and terminate abruptly,regular 2. Accelerated idioventricular rhythm: a runs of 3- 10 ventricular beats, rate of 60-110 bpm, tachycardia is a capable of warm up and close down, often seen AV dissociation 3. Tdp: rotation of the QRS axis around the baseline, the rate from 160-280 bpm, QT interval prolonged > 0.5s, marked U wave
  • 95. TREATMENT OF VT 1. Treat underlying disease 2. Cardioversion: Hemodynamic unstable VT (hypotension, shock, angina, CHF) or hemodynamic stable but drug was no effect 3. Pharmacological therapy: ß-blockers, lidocain or amiodarone 4. RFCA, ICD or surgical therapy
  • 96. THERAPY OF SPECIAL TYPE VT  Accelerated idioventricular rhythm:  usually no symptom, needn’t therapy.  Atropine increased sinus rhythm  Tdp: 1. Treat underlying disease, 2. Magnesium iv, atropine or isoprenaline, ß-block or pacemaker for long QT patient 3. temporary pacemaker
  • 97. VENTRICULAR FLUTTER AND FIBRILLATION  Often occur in severe organic heart disease: AMI, ischemia heart disease  Proarrhythmia (especially produce long QT and Tdp), electrolyte disturbance  Anaesthesia, lightning strike, electric shock, heart operation  It’s a fatal arrhythmia
  • 98. VENTRICULAR FLUTTER AND FIBRILLATION  Manifestation: Unconsciousness, twitch, no blood pressure and pulse, going to die  Therapy: 1. Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitate (CPR) 2. ICD
  • 99. CARDIAC CONDUCTION BLOCK  Block position: Sinoatrial; intra-atrial; atrioventricular; intra-ventricular  Block degree 1. Type I: prolong the conductive time 2. Type II: partial block 3. Type III: complete block
  • 100. ATRIOVENTRICULAR BLOCK  AV block is a delay or failure in transmission of the cardiac impulse from atrium to ventricle.  Etiology: Atherosclerotic heart disease; myocarditis; rheumatic fever; cardiomyopathy; drug toxicity; electrolyte disturbance, collagen disease, lev’s disease.
  • 101. AV BLOCK  AV block is divided into three categories: 1. First-degree AV block 2. Second-degree AV block: further subdivided into type I and type II 3. Third-degree AV block: complete block
  • 102. AV BLOCK  Manifestations:  First-degree AV block: almost no symptoms;  Second degree AV block: palpitation, fatigue  Third degree AV block: Dizziness, agina, heart failure, lightheadedness, and syncope may cause by slow heart rate, Adams- Stokes Syndrome may occurs in sever case.  First heart sound varies in intensity, will appear booming first sound
  • 103. AV BLOCK  Treatment: 1. I or II degree AV block needn’t antibradycardia agent therapy 2. II degree II type and III degree AV block need antibradycardia agent therapy 3. Implant Pace Maker
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  • 107. 2:1 AV Block AV Nodal Level
  • 109. Complete AV block •No atrial activity conducts to the ventricles •AV dissociation is present. The atria and ventricles are controlled by independent pacemakers. •Ventricular focus is usually located just below the site of block. •Higher sites are more stable with a more faster escape rate.
  • 110. INTRAVENTRICULAR BLOCK  Intraventricular conduction system: 1. Right bundle branch 2. Left bundle branch 3. Left anterior fascicular 4. Left posterior fascicular
  • 111. INTRAVENTRICULAR BLOCK  Etiology:  Myocarditis, valve disease, cardiomyopathy, CAD, hypertension, pulmonary heart disease, drug toxicity, Lev’s disease et al.  Manifestation:  Single fascicular or bifascicular block is asymptom; tri-fascicular block may have dizziness; palpitation, syncope and Adams-stokes syndrome
  • 112. INTRAVENTRICULAR BLOCK  Therapy: 1. Treat underlying disease 2. If the patient is asymptom; no treat, 3. bifascicular block and incomplete trifascicular block may progress to complete block, may need implant pace maker if the patient with syncope
  • 113.  1. Right Bundle Branch Block(RBBB) ECG: 1).QRS 0.12 sec or wider 2).Rsr’(M)pattern in V1 and V2 and deep ,wide S wave in Ⅰ,V5-6. 3).The ST segment is slight depressure with negative T waves When incomplete RBBB is present ,the pattern is similar, but the QRS width is less than 0.12sec. Bundle branch block
  • 114. Left Bundle Branch Block (LBBB)  ECG: 1)QRS 0.12sec or more . 2)absent q waves in I,V5 and V6 3).wide ,notched,or slurred R waves in V5-6 with depressed ST segments,downward T waves. 4).wide QS or rS patters with elevated ST segments and upward T waves in V1-2. When incomplete LBBB in present ,the pattern is similar ,but the QRS width < 0.12 second. Bundle branch block
  • 115. Left anterior fascicular block (LAH)  ECG criteria 1).Left axis deviation (-30 ゜to -45゜or greater) 2).Small q wave in lead I 3).Deep s wave in lead II 4).Decper S wave in lead III 5).S wave in aVF and V6 Bundle branch block
  • 116. left posterior fascicular block(LPH) (left posterior hemiblock) ECG criteria 1) Right axis deviation of +120 or greater 2).Large S wave in lead I 3) Tall R waves in lead II and III. Bundle branch block
  • 118. ANTI-TACHYCARDIA AGENTS  Modified Vaugham Williams classification 1. I class: Natrium channel blocker 2. II class: ß-receptor blocker 3. III class: Potassium channel blocker 4. IV class: Calcium channel blocker 5. Others: Adenosine, Digital
  • 119. CLINICAL USAGE Anti-tachycardia agents:  Ia class: Less use in clinic 1. Quinidine 2. Procainamide 3. Disopyramide: Side effect: like M-cholinergic receptor blocker
  • 120. Anti-tachycardia agents:  Ib class: Perfect to ventricular tachyarrhythmia 1. Lidocaine 2. Mexiletine
  • 121. Anti-tachycardia agents:  Ic class: Can be used in ventricular and/or supra-ventricular tachycardia and extrasystole. 1. Moricizine 2. Propafenone 3. Flecainide
  • 122. ANTI-TACHYCARDIA AGENTS:  II class: ß-receptor blocker 1. Propranolol: Non-selective 2. Metoprolol: Selective ß1-receptor blocker, Perfect to hypertension and coronary artery disease patients associated with tachyarrhythmia.
  • 123. ANTI-TACHYCARDIA AGENTS:  III class: Potassium channel blocker, extend-spectrum anti-arrhythmia agent.  Amioarone: Perfect to coronary artery disease and heart failure patients  Sotalol: Has ß-blocker effect  Bretylium  Ibutilide
  • 124. ANTI-TACHYCARDIA AGENTS:  IV class: be used in supraventricular tachycardia 1. Verapamil 2. Diltiazem  Others: Adenosine: be used in supraventricular tachycardia
  • 126. NON-DRUG THERAPY  Cardioversion: For tachycardia especially hemodynamic unstable patient  Radiofrequency catheter ablation (RFCA): For those tachycardia patients (SVT, VT, AF, AFL)  Artificial cardiac pacing: For bradycardia, heart failure and malignant ventricular arrhythmia patients.  Overdrive pacing  Surgical