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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2010 Aug 11.
Published in final edited form as: Circulation. 2009 Jul 27;120(6):477. doi: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.108.838821

TABLE 2.

Definitions of ECG Parameters and Measurements Employed in this Study

VARIABLES DEFINITIONS
Right precordial T wave inversion through V2 Inverted T wave in Leads V1 and V2
Right precordial T wave inversion through V3 10 Inverted T wave in Leads V1,V2 and V3
Right precordial T wave inversion through V4 Inverted T wave in Leads V1, V2, V3 and V4
T wave inversion in Inferior Leads Inverted T waves in 2 out of 3 inferior leads
Epsilon Wave12 Distinct waves of small amplitude that occupy the ST segment in the right precordial leads and are distinct from the QRS complex
QRS prolongation in right precordial leads 10 QRSd > 110 msec in lead V1,V2, or V3
Parietal Block 11 QRSd in lead V1 to V3 that exceeds the QRSd in Lead V6 by > 25 ms
Prolonged Terminal activation duration 15 Longest value in V1–V3 from the nadir of the S wave to the end of all depolarization
Localized right precordial QRS prolongation (Increased ratio in the QRSd of the right versus left precordial leads) 13,14 QRS duration:(V1+V2+V3)/(V4+V5+V6)≥ 1.2 with QRSd ≥ 100 msec in 2 of 3 right precordial leads
Complete RBBB 16 QRSd ≥ 120 ms and :
A1: R’ or r’ in V1 or V2
A2: S duration > R duration in I and V6
A3: S duration > 40 msec in I and V6
A4: R peak time > 50 msec in V1 or V2
a: A1+A2
b: A1+A3
c: A4+ (A2orA3)
Incomplete RBBB 16 QRS <120 msec and R peak time in V1 or V2 > 50 msec
R or r prime in V1/V2 A positive deflection in V1/V2 following an S wave
r'/s ratio in V1 Ratio of amplitude of r' and S wave in lead V1