title: [Electrovectorcardiographic aspects of systolic and diastolic overloads of the left ventricle].
abstract: Electrovectorcardiographic features of the ventricular depolarization and repolarization related to hemodynamic conditions were studied in typical cases of left ventricular systolic and diastolic overloads. Electrovectorcardiographic exploration was effected prospectively in 70 subjects with aortic coarctation (52 men and 18 women) and in 90 with patent ductus arteriosus (18 men and 72 women). Fifty-five subjects of the series with systolic overload (A) and sixty-five with diastolic overload (B) underwent surgical treatment. In all cases, high fidelity tracings were obtained by means of a VR-6 polygraph: standard leads, unipolar limb leads, thoracic and precordial unipolar leads from V7R to V7 or V8, high abdominal leads MD, ME, MI and, when it was possible, the corresponding intraventricular unipolar leads. Vectorcardiographic curves were recorded in three planes by Grishman's cube method and photographed using the polaroid system. In both series, ventricular conduction disturbances of proximal or peripheral types were observed. These seem to be independent of hemodynamic conditions. In the presence of aortic coarctation as well as of patent ductus arteriosus, the Q-Tc interval can be prolonged in all leads, probably owing to electrolytic disorders, or in left leads only as a reflection of elevated telediastolic pressure in the ipsilateral ventricle.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Electrocardiografía y Vectocardiografía del Instituto Nacional de Cardiología Ignacio Chávez, México.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: de Micheli
authors.forename: G A
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Medrano
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Casanova
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001017:Aortic Coarctation / Q000503:physiopathology*; D002648:Child; D003971:Diastole; D004374:Ductus Arteriosus, Patent / Q000503:physiopathology*; D005260:Female; D006327:Heart Block / Q000503:physiopathology; D006352:Heart Ventricles; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009200:Myocardial Contraction; D011446:Prospective Studies; D013599:Systole; D014672:Vectorcardiography
vernacular_title: Aspectos electrovectocardiográficos de las sobrecargas sistólica y diastólica del ventrículo izquierdo.