Bundle-Branch-Blocks
(Circ 2009;119:e235)
Normal
Initial depol. left to right across septum (r in V1 & q in V6; nb, absent in LBBB) followed by LV & RV free wall, with LV dominating (nb, RV depol. later and visible in RBBB).
RBBB
- QRS ≥120 msec (110-119 msec = IVCD or “incomplete”)
- rSR′ in R precordial leads (V1, V2)
- Wide S wave in I and V6
- ± ST↓ or TWI in R precordial leads
LBBB
- QRS ≥120 msec (110-119 msec = IVCD or “incomplete”)
- Broad, slurred, monophasic R in I, aVL, V5-V6 (± RS in V5-V6 if cardiomegaly)
- Absence of Q in I, V5, and V6 (may have narrow q in aVL)
- Displacement of ST & Tw opposite major QRS deflection
- ± PRWP, LAD, Qw’s in inferior leads