A study of various associated abnormalities in the patients with low voltage ECG at tertiary health care centre

 

Abstract              Background: Low electrocardiographic QRS voltage (LQRSV) can be defined as QRS amplitudes of the QRS complexes of less than 0.5 mV in all the frontal leads and less than 1.0 mV in all the precordial leads. Aims and Objectives: To Study various associated Abnormalities in the patients with low voltage ECG at Tertiary health care centre. Methodology: This was a cross-sectional study carried out in the Department of Medicine during the one year period i.e. October 2017 to October 2018 in the patients who showed low voltage ECG at tertiary health care centre. During the one year period with written and explained consent there were 50 patients who showed low voltage ECG were enrolled for the study. All details of the patients like age, sex, BMI (Body Mass Index) noted. All of them undergone all routine testing and specific investigations to find out any associated abnormality like X-ray, 2-D echo thyroid function etc was done. Entered to excel. Data was analyzed by Excel software for windows 10. Result: The majority of the patients were in the age group of 50-60 were 30% followed by 40-50 Were 24%, >60 were 22%, 30-40 were 18%, 20-30 were 6%. The majority of the patients were Male i.e. 68% and Female were 42%. The most common associated abnormality was Pericardial effusion was 34%, followed by COPD in 28%, H/o Recent MI in 22%, H/o Hypothyroidism in 10%, Morbid obesity (BMI>40) in 6%. Conclusion : It can be concluded from our study that the majority of the patients were in the age group of 50-60 and associated abnormality were Pericardial effusion , COPD, Recent MI, Hypothyroidism, Morbid obesity (BMI>40)

Key words: Low voltage ECG(LQRSV), Pericardial effusion, COPD, MI, Hypothyroidism.