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. 2019 Dec 16;36(1):127–133. doi: 10.1002/joa3.12286

Table 5.

Findings of the first screening ECG of school‐based cardiovascular screening in patients who showed worsened changes in presentation of VPCs

  1st/7th (sex) HR VPC Bigeminy/trigeminy Couplet/VT Worsened changes
n Pattern Axis Duration (s)
A 1st (F) 93 4 CLBBB Inferior 0.12     Couplets
B 1st (M) 107 5 CLBBB Superior 0.14     Triplets
C 1st (M) 53 3 CLBBB Inferior 0.12 Trigeminy   Triplets
D 1st (F) 103 8 CLBBB Inferior 0.14 Bi‐trigeminy Couplet Couplets
E 7th (M) 57 1 CLBBB Inferior 0.16     Couplets
F 7th (M) 85 5 CLBBB 0.16 Bigeminy   Couplets
G 7th (M) 77 7 CLBBB Inferior 0.16 Bigeminy   VT (ablation)
H 7th (F) 93 3 CLBBB Superior 0.12   Couplet couplets
I 7th (M) 75 7 CLBBB Inferior 0.17   Couplets VT (ablation)
J 7th (F)a 78 7 CLBBB Inferior 0.16   Couplets VT (ablation)

Abbreviations: CLBBB, complete left bundle branch block; CRBBB, complete right bundle branch block; ECG, electrocardiogram; F, female; M, male; n, number of VPCs for 10 s; VPC, ventricular premature contraction; VT, ventricular tachycardia.

a

School‐based cardiovascular screening ECG showed no VPCs. She was screened by the school doctor because of the arrhythmia in auscultation.