Fragmented QRS complexes-a novel but underutilized electrocardiograhic marker of heart disease.

Crit Pathw Cardiol

From the Departments of *Hospital Medicine and †Cardiology, Ochsner Clinic Foundation, New Orleans, LA; ‡Department of Cardiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA; and ¶Department of Cardiology, Heart and Vascular Institute, Tulane University Medical Center, New Orleans, LA.

Published: December 2013

The electrocardiogram is the mainstay approach for diagnosing a myocardial infarction (MI). The diagnosis of an old MI and the identification of myocardial scar via the electrocardiogram are difficult because there are no other specific signs for a non-Q-wave MI. In this article, we will review the fragmented QRS and its role in identifying myocardial scar and depolarization abnormalities in patients with coronary artery disease.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/HPC.0b013e31829e005dDOI Listing

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