12 Lead ECGs: Bundle Branch Blocks & Hemiblocks
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12 Lead ECGs: Bundle Branch Blocks & Hemiblocks
Terry White, RN
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Hemiblocks & Bundle Branch Blocks
• Value– Help to identify patients at high risk for complete
heart block• Hemiblocks, Bundle branch blocks and AV blocks are
precursors to complete heart block
– You are Alert & Better Prepared!!!
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Anatomy Review
• Anatomy– Bundle of His– Left Bundle Branch
• Anterior fascicle– long, thin; only blood supply from LAD
• Posterior fascicle– shorter, thick; blood supply from RCA and LCX
– Right Bundle Branch
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Definitions
• Hemiblock– Also called fascicular blocks– block in one of the two fascicles of the left bundle
branch
• Bundle Branch Block– block of the entire left or right bundle branch
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Hemiblocks
• Posterior fascicle– Much more difficult to have block greater disease– Less common but more concerning– Supplies majority of inferior wall of LV– If blocked, results in right axis deviation
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Hemiblocks
• Anterior fascicle– Easier to have block; More common– Supplies superior wall of LV– If blocked, results in pathologic left axis deviation
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Hemiblock Identification
• Left Anterior Hemiblock– Pathologic Left Axis
Deviation• small q wave in lead I
• small r wave in lead III
– Normal QRS or RBBB
• Left Posterior Hemiblock– Right Axis Deviation
• small r wave in lead I
• small q wave in lead III
– Normal QRS or RBBB• usually does have RBBB
– “absence of right ventricular hypertrophy”
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Precursors to Complete Heart Block
• Any Type II AV Block• Anyone with disease of both bundles• Anyone with two or more of any blocks• Examples:
– Prolonged P-R & anterior hemiblock
– RBBB & anterior hemiblock
– RBBB & posterior hemiblock
– Prolonged P-R with anterior hemiblock & RBBB
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Precursors to Complete Heart Block
• If recognize precursors to CHB, then:– Have high index of suspicion for CHB
– Have TCP ready (standby mode)
– Patient may need a pacemaker
– Administration of Lidocaine and other ventricular antidysrhythmics may result in CHB
• Lidocaine contraindicated in patients with precursors to CHB unless TCP in place and ready
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Bundle Branch Block
• Can be pre-existing condition
• Can be caused by ACS
• If AMI caused– 60-70% associated with
pump failure– 40-60% mortality w/o
reperfusion
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Bundle Branch Block
• May Produce– ST elevation
– ST depression
– Tall T waves
– Inverted T waves
– Wide Q waves
• May Hide– ST elevation
– ST depression
– Tall T waves
– Inverted T waves
– Wide Q waves
Can Mimic or Hide Evidence Needed to Identify AMI
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BBB Problem
• BBB Problem– Critical to reperfuse patients with BBB
produced by ACS
– ACS “harder” to identify on ECG when BBB present
– New or presumably new BBB is an indication for thrombolytic therapy
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BBB Recognition
Forget About the Notch!
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BBB Recognition
• Fundamental Criteria– Wide QRS
• > 100 ms (or, 0.10 sec)
– Supraventricular rhythm
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BBB Recognition
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Normal Ventricular Conduction
• Normal Conduction– fibers of LBB begin conduction
– impulse travels across interventricular septum from left to right
• towards + electrode creates small r wave
– travels across ventricles causing depolarization of both simultaneously
• LV contributes most to complex
– impulse travels away from + electrode creates primarily negative complex
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RBBB
• RBBB in V1– no change in initial impulse
travel• small r wave
– impulse depolarizes LV by itself since RBBB
– RV depolarized by impulse thru muscle
• it now contributes to complex
– travels toward + electrode creating positive deflection
R-S-R´
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LBBB
• LBBB in V1– initial deflection altered
since travels right to left now• Q wave or small q wave
– RV depolarizes unopposed • may produce small r wave
– travels across septum to depolarize LV
• deep S wave
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BBB Recognition
• Terminal Force in V1– direction of deflection prior to J point
J point
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BBB Recognition
• Use V1• Find Terminal force• Identify direction of terminal force
– Downward LBBB– Upward RBBB
• Picture a Steering Wheel– Right turn turn signal goes up– Left turn turn signal goes down
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BBB Recognition Practice
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BBB Recognition Practice