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Significance of Inferior Abnormal Q-Waves in Predicting Inferior Wall Motion Abnormalities [Turk Kardiyol Dern Ars]
Turk Kardiyol Dern Ars. 1994; 22(2): 72-76

Significance of Inferior Abnormal Q-Waves in Predicting Inferior Wall Motion Abnormalities

Ahmet ALPMAN1, Muharrem GÜLDAL1, Erdem DİKER1, Berkten BERKALP1, Çetin EROL1, Derviş ORAL1, Turhan AKYOL1

Five-hundred consecutive patients were evaluated to determine the value of inferior pathologic Q waves in predicting the presence and severity of inferior wall motion abnormalities (IWMA) defined by ventriculography. An abnormal Q-wave was defined as one lasting longer than 0.03 sec and having an amplitude greater than a quarter of the R-wave. IWMA were present in 135 patients. Abnormal Q waves were absent in inferior leads in 52 patients (39 %) with IWMA. Among 122 patients with pathological Q waves. IWMA was present in 83 (68 %). Abnormal Q wave seen in only one lead was not predictive of IWMA, however, abnormal Q waves seen in all three leads were associated frequently (44 %) with IWMA. No significant association was found between the degree of IWMA and the number of inferior leads with Q waves.

Keywords: Wall motion abnormalities, electrocardiographic Q waves

How to cite this article
Ahmet ALPMAN, Muharrem GÜLDAL, Erdem DİKER, Berkten BERKALP, Çetin EROL, Derviş ORAL, Turhan AKYOL. Significance of Inferior Abnormal Q-Waves in Predicting Inferior Wall Motion Abnormalities. Turk Kardiyol Dern Ars. 1994; 22(2): 72-76
Manuscript Language: Turkish


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