P Wave Polarity During Pacing in Pulmonary Veins
P Wave Polarity During Pacing in Pulmonary Veins
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肺静脉起搏期间 P 波极性
DOI:
10.1023/a:1011429524859
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发表时间:
2001
影响因子:
1.8
通讯作者:
F. Morady
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作者:
H. Tse;C. Lau;Kathy Lai‐Fun Lee;F. Pelosi;H. Oral;B. Knight;S. Strickberger;F. Morady
AbstractIntroduction: Recent studies have demonstrated that premature depolarizations that trigger atrial fibrillation often arise in pulmonary veins. The purpose of this study was to evaluate whether P wave polarity is helpful in distinguishing which of the 4 pulmonary veins is the site of orgin of a premature depolarization.
Methods and Results: In 28 patients without structural heart disease who underwent focal ablation of paroxysmal atrial fibrillation, P wave polarity on a 12-lead electrocardiogram (ECG) was analyzed during sinus rhythm, and during pacing at a cycle lengh of 500–600[emsp4 ]ms in the high right atrium and within each of the 4 pulmonary veins. P waves were categorized as positive, negative, biphasic or isoelectric. A negative or biphasic P wave in lead I (sensitivity 85 %, specificity 71 %) or a positive P wave in V1 (sensitivity 85 %, specificity 89 %) were helpful in predicting a pulmonary venous site of origin as opposed to a right atrial site of origin. A positive P wave in lead II and III distinguished superior from inferior pulmonary veins (sensitivity 90 %, specificity 84 %). The sensitivity and specificity of negative or biphasic P waves in lead aVL in distinguishing a left from right pulmonary vein site of origin were 94 % and 42 %, respectively.
Conclusions: Analysis of P waves polarity may be helpful in localizing the pulmonary vein that is the site of origin of a premature depolarization. Among the 12 ECG leads, I, II, III, aVL, and V1 are the most helpful in regionalizing premature depolarizations arising in the pulmonary veins.