ECG Directory

Welcome to this interactive ECG course.

Although it is one of the oldest paraclinic exams, dating back to the late 19th century, the ECG is still of crucial clinical use. This examination often still poses problems of interpretation to the medical practitioner.

This course aims to help the student, the practicing physician and even the trained cardiologist to improve his knowledge in electrocardiography. It consists of 250 traces of varying complexity with a description of each one by experts. This allows the reader to compare his analysis with that of the experts. In addition, the areas of interest of the ECG can be activated to be clearly highlighted.

We hope that these plots will be useful to readers and will improve their knowledge.

The ECGs are available sorted by keywords and categories.

ECG 121

ECG 121

Description

Basic rhythm

Regular at 75 bpm.

P waves

Visible after the QRS complexes and negative in II, III and aVF.

PR interval

Non-existent.

QRS

Prolonged at 180 ms and preceded by a spike.

T waves

Normal, with a P wave in the terminal portion.

QT interval

Normal.


Zones

Spike at the beginning of the QRS complex.
Retrograde P' wave.

Diagnostic

Rhythm caused by a pacemaker in VVI mode.


Comments

The presence of a spike at the beginning of the QRS complex corresponds to the pacing by the pacemaker. The P waves in the T waves are retrograde depolarisations of the atria through the normal conduction pathways. There is a 1:1 retrograde ventricular-atrial condiction which inhibits the sinus rhythm.


Category

Pacemakers


Keywords


Reading level

2 / 3