Different degrees of anterior displacement of QRS complex.

ABSTRACT

Electrocardiogram of a patient affected by hypertrophic cardiomyopathy showed normal PR and QRS intervals and signs of left ventricular hypertrophy. In leads I,V5 and V6 the initial q waves were absent. A subsequent electrocardiogram revealed the appearance of prominent anterior QRS forces expressed by a change from rS to R pattern in leads V2 and V3 with a tall R wave in V2. PR and QRS intervals and QRS axis remained substantially unchanged. Other electrocardiograms showed day-to-day variations of the anterior displacement of QRS complex. The different degrees of anterior displacement appear to be an expression of an underlying left septal fascicular block, but a diagnosis cannot be made with certainty.