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ALL / Cardiology
ECG: axis deviation
ECG: axis deviation
Causes of left axis deviation (LAD)- left anterior hemiblock
- left bundle branch block
- inferior myocardial infarction
- Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome* - right-sided accessory pathway
- hyperkalaemia
- congenital: ostium primum ASD, tricuspid atresia
- minor LAD in obese people
Causes of right axis deviation (RAD)
- right ventricular hypertrophy
- left posterior hemiblock
- lateral myocardial infarction
- chronic lung disease → cor pulmonale
- pulmonary embolism
- ostium secundum ASD
- Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome* - left-sided accessory pathway
- normal in infant < 1 years old
- minor RAD in tall people
*in the majority of cases, or in a question without qualification, Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome
+PassMedicine Notes
Causes of left axis deviation (LAD)
- left anterior hemiblock
- left bundle branch block
- inferior myocardial infarction
- Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome* - right-sided accessory pathway
- hyperkalaemia
- congenital: ostium primum ASD, tricuspid atresia
- minor LAD in obese people
- right ventricular hypertrophy
- left posterior hemiblock
- lateral myocardial infarction
- chronic lung disease --> cor pulmonale
- pulmonary embolism
- ostium secundum ASD
- Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome* - left-sided accessory pathway
- normal in infant < 1 years old
- minor RAD in tall people
*in the majority of cases, or in a question without qualification, Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome
