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ANTERIOR HEMIBLOCK


- See: Rt and Lft BBB - S wave: II, III, aVF; - Loss of normal Q's: I, aVL, V6 - L.A.D. -Usually associatted with MI (upto 1/2 of Ant MI get Ant HemiB) -QRS slightly widened (0.1 to 0.12 sec) -Note: always rule out pre-existing sources of Left Axis Dev.: - Left Ventricular Hypertrophy - Horizontal Heart ANTERIOR HEMIBLOCK + R.B.B.B.: -may result from MI of Anterior Wall of the Left Ventricle;



Original Text by Clifford R. Wheeless, III, MD.