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Schematic representation of normal ECG

Diagram showing how the polarity of the QRS complex in leads I, II, and III can be used to estimate the heart's electrical axis in the frontal plane.

The QRS complex is a name for the combination of three of the graphical deflections seen on a typical electrocardiogram (EKG or ECG). It is usually the central and most visually obvious part of the tracing. It corresponds to the depolarization of the right and left ventricles of the human heart. In adults, it normally lasts 0.06–0.10 s; in children and during physical activity, it may be shorter.

Typically an ECG has five deflections, arbitrarily named "P" to "T" waves. The Q, R, and S waves occur in rapid succession, do not all appear in all leads, and reflect a single event, and thus are usually considered together. A Q wave is any downward deflection after the P wave. An R wave follows as an upward deflection, and the S wave is any downward deflection after the R wave. The T wave follows the S wave, and in some cases an additional U wave follows the T wave.

Etiology

The His/Purkinje specialized muscle cells coordinate the depolarization of both ventricles nearly simultaneously; if they are working efficiently, the QRS complex is 80 to 120 ms in duration. This is represented by three small squares or less at the standard paper speed of 25mm/s. Any abnormality of conduction takes longer and causes "widened" QRS complexes. In bundle branch block, there can be an abnormal second upward deflection within the QRS complex, in this case such a second upward deflection is referred to as R' (pronounced "R prime"). This would be described as an RSR' pattern.

Ventricles contain more muscle mass than the atria, therefore the QRS complex is considerably larger than the P wave. The QRS complex is often used to determine the axis of the electrocardiogram, although it is also possible to determine a separate P wave axis.

The duration, amplitude, and morphology of the QRS complex are useful in diagnosing cardiac arrhythmias, conduction abnormalities, ventricular hypertrophy, myocardial infarction, electrolyte derangements, and other disease states.

Parameters

Schematic representation of the QRS complex.

Parameter	Normal value	Value comments	Clinical significance
QRS duration	0.06–0.12 sec^[1]	Shorter in children and in tachycardia^[2]	Prolonged duration indicates e.g. hyperkalemia.^[3] or bundle branch block
QRS amplitude	S amplitude in V1 + R amplitude in V5 < 3.5 millivolt (mV)^[2] R+S in a precordial lead < 4.5 mV^[2] R in V5 or V6 < 2.6 mV		Increased amplitude indicates cardiac hypertrophy
Ventricular activation time (VAT)	< 0.05sec in V5 or V6^[2] < 0.03sec in V1^[2]		Measured in increased QRS amplitude^[2]
Q wave	Duration up to 0.04 secs in leads other than III and aVR^[4] Amplitude less than 1/3 QRS amplitude^[4] (R+S) Amplitude less than 1/4 of R wave^[4]		Abnormality indicates presence of infarction^[4]

The QRS complex is also included in estimating the QT interval.

Q wave

Normal Q waves, when present, represent depolarization of the interventricular septum. For this reason, they are referred to as septal Q waves and can be appreciated in the lateral leads I, aVL, V5 and V6.

Pathologic Q waves occur when the electrical signal passes through stunned or scarred myocardium; as such, they are usually markers of previous myocardial infarctions, with subsequent fibrosis. A pathologic Q wave is defined as having a deflection amplitude of 25% or more of the subsequent R wave, or being > 0.04 s (40 ms) in width and > 2 mm in amplitude. However, diagnosis requires the presence of this pattern in more than one corresponding lead.

R wave progression

Looking at the precordial leads, the r wave usually progresses from showing a rS-type complex in V₁ with an increasing R and a decreasing S wave when moving towards the left side. There is usually an qR-type of complex in V₅ and V₆ with the R-wave amplitude usually taller in V₅ than in V₆. It is normal to have a narrow QS and rSr' patterns in V₁, and so is also the case for qRs and R patterns in V₅ and V₆. The transition zone is where the QRS complex changes from predominately negative to predominately positive (R/S ratio becoming >1), and this usually occurs at V₃ or V₄. It is normal to have the transition zone at V₂ (called "early transition"), and at V₅ (called "delayed transition").^[5] In biomedical engineering, the maximum amplitude in the R wave is usually called "R peak amplitude", or just "R peak".^[6]^[7] Accurate R peak detection is essential in signal processing equipment for heart rate measurement and it is the main feature used for arrhythmia detection.^[8]^[9]

The definition of poor R wave progression (PRWP) varies in the literature, but a common one is when the R wave is less than 2–4 mm in leads V₃ or V₄ and/or there is presence of a reversed R wave progression, which is defined as R in V₄ < R in V₃ or R in V₃ < R in V₂ or R in V₂ < R in V₁, or any combination of these.^[5] Poor R wave progression is commonly attributed to anterior myocardial infarction, but it may also be caused by left bundle branch block, Wolff–Parkinson–White syndrome, right and left ventricular hypertrophy as well as by faulty ECG recording technique.^[5]

J-point

The point at which the QRS complex meets the ST segment is known as the J-point. The J-point is easy to identify when the ST segment is horizontal and forms a sharp angle with the last part of the QRS complex. However, when the ST segment is sloped or the QRS complex is wide, the two features do not form a sharp angle and the location of the J-point is less clear. There is no consensus on the precise location of the J-point in these circumstances.^[10] Two possible definitions are:

The "first point of inflection of the upstroke of the S wave"^[10]
The point at which the ECG trace becomes more horizontal than vertical.^[11]

Monomorphic or polymorphic

Monomorphic refers to all QRS waves in a single lead being similar in shape. Polymorphic means that the QRS change from complex to complex.^[12] These terms are used in the description of ventricular tachycardia.

Terminology

Various QRS complexes with nomenclature.

Not every QRS complex contains a Q wave, an R wave, and an S wave. By convention, any combination of these waves can be referred to as a QRS complex. However, correct interpretation of difficult ECGs requires exact labeling of the various waves. Some authors use lowercase and capital letters, depending on the relative size of each wave. For example, an Rs complex would be positively deflected, while an rS complex would be negatively deflected. If both complexes were labeled RS, it would be impossible to appreciate this distinction without viewing the actual ECG.

Algorithms

A common algorithm used for QRS complex detection is the Pan-Tompkins^[13] algorithm (or method); another is based on the Hilbert transform.^[14]^[15]^[16]^[17] Numerous other algorithms have been proposed and investigated.^[18]

References

^ III. Characteristics of the Normal ECG Frank G. Yanowitz, MD. Professor of Medicine. University of Utah School of Medicine. Retrieved on April 14, 2010
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^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine. > EKG Interpretive skills Retrieved on April 22, 2010
^ ^a ^b ^c Poor R-Wave Progression. By: Ross MacKenzie, MD. J Insur Med 2005;37:58–62 [1]
^ Piotr S. Szczepaniak; Paulo J. G. Lisboa; Janusz Kacprzyk (2000). Fuzzy Systems in Medicine. Springer. p. 256. ISBN 978-3-7908-1263-3.
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^ PSTF Paramedic Student Electrocardiography
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^ Tarek Sobh; Khaled Elleithy (2010). Innovations in Computing Sciences and Software Engineering. Springer. p. 462. ISBN 978-90-481-9111-6.
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