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Objective: To study the changes and rules of the reference point potentials of electrocardiograms (ECGs) before and after pacing. Methods: The head-chest lead and routine lead ECGs of the patients with permanent pacemaker implantation were recorded with and without right ventricular pacing; the Q, R and S wave amplitudes were compared between the 2 ECGs. Results: Without right ventricular pacing, the amplitudes of Q and S wave of routine lead were higher than those of the headchest lead; the amplitude of R wave was lower than that of the head-chest lead. With right ventricle pacing, the amplitudes of Q, R, and S waves of routine lead were lower than those of head-chest lead (all P<0.01). Conclusion: The transduction direction of the cardiac excitement has great influence on the potentials of the reference point.
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Objective: To explore the rule of voltage change in the reference point of electrocardiograms ( ECG). Methods: The r and R′ waves on the head-chest lead and routine lead ECGs in 21 patients with right bundle branch block in whole synchronization were compared, and the correlation of voltage change in reference point with the direction of cardiac muscular stimulation of ECGs was analyzed. Results: The swing of wave r in head-chest leads was significantly higher than that of routine leads([0.16±0.19] vs [0.11±0.13] mV, P<0.01), and the swing of wave R′ in head-chest leads was significantly lower than that of the routine leads( [0.25±0.21] vs [0.35±0.23] mV, P<0.01). Conclusion: Voltage change in reference point of ECG varies with the direction of cardiac muscular stimulation.