Using leads I and aVF the axis can be calculated to within one of the four quadrants at a glance.
If the axis is in the "left" quadrant take your second glance at lead II.
- both I and aVF +ve = normal axis
- both I and aVF -ve = axis in the Northwest Territory
- lead I -ve and aVF +ve = right axis deviation
- lead I +ve and aVF -ve
- lead II +ve = normal axis
- lead II -ve = left axis deviation
causes of a Northwest axis (no man's land)
- emphysema
- hyperkalaemia
- lead transposition
- artificial cardiac pacing
- ventricular tachycardia
causes of right axis deviation
- normal finding in children and tall thin adults
- right ventricular hypertrophy
- chronic lung disease even without pulmonary hypertension
- anterolateral myocardial infarction
- left posterior hemiblock
- pulmonary embolus
- Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome - left sided accessory pathway
- atrial septal defect
- ventricular septal defect
causes of left axis deviation
- left anterior hemiblock
- Q waves of inferior myocardial infarction
- artificial cardiac pacing
- emphysema
- hyperkalaemia
- Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome - right sided accessory pathway
- tricuspid atresia
- ostium primum ASD
- injection of contrast into left coronary artery
note: left ventricular hypertrophy is not a cause left axis deviation
ischaemic heart disease





hypertrophy patterns





atrioventricular (AV) block




bundle branch block





supraventricular rhythms









ventricular rhythms








pacemakers


Wolff Parkinson White syndrome




miscellaneous









other
The electrical axis at a glance.
A brief history of electrocardiography
A page of comments and corrections for our book 'ECGs by Example'.
با توجه به الکترو کاردیوگرام روبرو تغییرات مربوط به MI در قسمت تحتانی قلب را در لید های II,III,aVF که به صورت وجود موج Q pathologic و تحت عنوان Old MI مشاهده میکنید.یعنی مشاهده موج Q pathologic بدون تغییرات قطعه ST.
- با توجه به الکترو کاردیوگرام روبرو تغییرات مربوط به MI در قسمت قدامی قلب را در به صورت ST elevation in
- در لید های the anterior leads V1 - 6, I and aVL مشاهده میکنید که نشان دهنده انفارکتوس حاد در سطح قدامی قلب میباشد.