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VECTORIAL ANALYSIS OF
ELECTROCARDIOGRAM
BY MALAIKA TARIQ
„ INSTANTANEOUS MEAN VECTOR
 Current flows in all directions. Mean direction of flow of
electrical potential at one instance is known as
instantaneous mean vector or instantaneous summated
vector
 Though the potential travels in all directions, the
potential flowing downwards (from base to apex of the
heart) is much greater in magnitude than the potential
flowing in other directions.
 Thus, the mean direction of flow of electrical potential in
this instance is downwards.
DIRECTION OF VECTOR IN TERMS OF
DEGREES
 Direction of current flow is always from negative point towards the positive point.
 When the electrical potential flows in a horizontal plane from right side towards
left side of the heart, the degree of vector is zero.This is known as Zero
Reference Point.
In a normal heart, the average direction
of the during spread of the depolarization
wave through the ventricles, called the
Mean QRS Vector is about +59 degrees,
which is shown by vector A.
Axis for Standard Bipolar Lead
and Unipolar Limb Lead
 Each lead is actually a pair of electrodes connected to the
body on opposite sides of the heart, and the direction from
negative electrode to positive electrode is called the
“Axis” of the lead.
The axis of lead I is 0 degrees.
The axis of lead II is +60 degrees.
lead III has an axis of +120 degrees.
Potentials Recorded
in Different Leads
 To determine how much of the voltage in vector A will be
recorded in lead I, a line perpendicular to the axis of lead
I is drawn from the tip of vector A to the lead I axis.
 This results in Projected Vector (B) is drawn along the
lead I axis.
 when the heart vector has almost exactly the same axis as
the lead axis, essentially the entire voltage of the vector will
be recorded.
 when the vector in the heart is in a direction almost
perpendicular to the axis of the lead, the voltage recorded in
the electrocardiogram of this lead is very low.
.
Analysis of Potentials in the Three Standard
Bipolar Limb Leads
 To determine the potential recorded for each one of the three
standard bipolar limb leads, perpendicular lines (the dashed
lines) are drawn from the tip of vector A to the three lines
representing the axes of the three different standard leads.
 The projected vector B depicts the potential recorded at that
instant in lead I, projected vector C depicts the potential in
lead II, and projected vector D depicts the potential in lead III.
Vectorial Analysis of the Normal
Electrocardiogram…The QRS Complex
Vectorial analysis of Electrocardiogram
Vectorial analysis of Electrocardiogram
Vectorial analysis of Electrocardiogram
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Vectorial analysis of Electrocardiogram

  • 2.
  • 3. „ INSTANTANEOUS MEAN VECTOR  Current flows in all directions. Mean direction of flow of electrical potential at one instance is known as instantaneous mean vector or instantaneous summated vector  Though the potential travels in all directions, the potential flowing downwards (from base to apex of the heart) is much greater in magnitude than the potential flowing in other directions.  Thus, the mean direction of flow of electrical potential in this instance is downwards.
  • 4. DIRECTION OF VECTOR IN TERMS OF DEGREES  Direction of current flow is always from negative point towards the positive point.  When the electrical potential flows in a horizontal plane from right side towards left side of the heart, the degree of vector is zero.This is known as Zero Reference Point. In a normal heart, the average direction of the during spread of the depolarization wave through the ventricles, called the Mean QRS Vector is about +59 degrees, which is shown by vector A.
  • 5. Axis for Standard Bipolar Lead and Unipolar Limb Lead  Each lead is actually a pair of electrodes connected to the body on opposite sides of the heart, and the direction from negative electrode to positive electrode is called the “Axis” of the lead. The axis of lead I is 0 degrees. The axis of lead II is +60 degrees. lead III has an axis of +120 degrees.
  • 6. Potentials Recorded in Different Leads  To determine how much of the voltage in vector A will be recorded in lead I, a line perpendicular to the axis of lead I is drawn from the tip of vector A to the lead I axis.  This results in Projected Vector (B) is drawn along the lead I axis.
  • 7.  when the heart vector has almost exactly the same axis as the lead axis, essentially the entire voltage of the vector will be recorded.  when the vector in the heart is in a direction almost perpendicular to the axis of the lead, the voltage recorded in the electrocardiogram of this lead is very low. .
  • 8. Analysis of Potentials in the Three Standard Bipolar Limb Leads  To determine the potential recorded for each one of the three standard bipolar limb leads, perpendicular lines (the dashed lines) are drawn from the tip of vector A to the three lines representing the axes of the three different standard leads.  The projected vector B depicts the potential recorded at that instant in lead I, projected vector C depicts the potential in lead II, and projected vector D depicts the potential in lead III.
  • 9. Vectorial Analysis of the Normal Electrocardiogram…The QRS Complex