ISSN:
1540-8167
Quelle:
Blackwell Publishing Journal Backfiles 1879-2005
Thema:
Medizin
Notizen:
Global P Wave Duration on the 65-Lead ECG. Introduction: Pacing is believed to prevent atrial fibrillation by reducing atrial activation time. Exact correlation between P wave duration (PWD) on surface ECG and endocardial atrial activation time is still unexplored. Methods and Results: In 15 patients without structural heart disease (9 women, age 45 ± 14 years), single site [high right atrium (HRA), coronary sinus ostium (CSos), distal CS (CSd), high RA septum (Bachmann's bundle, BB)] and dual-site pacing (various combinations) was performed after ablation of supraventricular tachycardia. A 65-lead surface ECG was recorded simultaneously. Endocardial atrial activation time was measured off-line (stimulus – last bipolar recording), and the respective PWD was assessed using the root mean square and 65-channel summary plots. PWD during pacing from BB was significantly shorter (96 ± 12 msec) than during HRA (121 ± 15 msec), CSos (108 ± 9 msec), and CSd pacing (126 ± 14 msec; P 〈 0,01, respectively). PWD during dual-site pacing (HRA + BB, 91 ± 14 msec; HRA + CSos, 96 ± 7 msec; HRA + CSd, 90 ± 7 msec; BB + CSd, 96 ± 12 msec) was not significantly shorter than during pacing from BB. Correlation between endocardial atrial activation time and PWD was 0.83. Conclusion: PWD during single-site and dual-site atrial pacing represents endocardial atrial activation time and can be measured precisely using the 65-lead surface ECG. The fact that high septal pacing results in the shortest PWD may have implications for preventive pacing in patients with atrial fibrillation.
Materialart:
Digitale Medien
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1046/j.1540-8167.2002.01240.x
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