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Fragmented left sided QRS in absence of bundle branch block: sign of left ventricular aneurysm
Chatla V R Reddy1, Kuruvilla Cheriparambill, Barry Saul
1New York Methodist Hospital, New York , USA.
Background:
A left ventricular aneurysm (LVA) occurs between 3.5% and 9.4% of all cases of acute myocardial infarction. A fragmented left sided QRS (RSR; pattern or its variant RSr;, rSR;, or rSr;) without evidence of bundle branch block (QRS duration
Methods:
ECGs of 110 consecutive patients with LVA documented by left ventricular angiography (30 degrees right anterior oblique view) was compared with 220 patients without LVA (110 patients with and 110 patients without coronary artery disease (CAD)), who were evaluated for CAD by symptoms and signs.
Results:
The sensitivity of the fragmented QRS for identification of LVA was 50% (55 of 110 patients) and specificity was 94.6% (209 of 220). Within the study population, the positive predictive value of the fragmented QRS for LVA was 83.3% (55 of 66) and the negative predictive value was 79.2% (209 of 264). Based on the range of prevalence of LVA in postmyocardial infarction population (3.5-9.4%) and on observed sensitivity and specificity, the positive predictive value of fragmented QRS for LVA after infarction can be estimated at 29-53% and the negative predictive value can be estimated at 95-98%.
Conclusion:
The sensitivity of fragmented QRS in left precordial leads for LVA was only 50%, whereas the specificity was 94.5%. It has a relatively low to moderate positive predictive value and high negative predictive value.
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