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Measurement of the AH and HV interval and His bundle duration: interobserver and intraobserver variation.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  3962896     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Conduction system intervals measured during intracardiac electrophysiologic testing influence clinical decisions. To evaluate measurement reliability, interobserver and intraobserver variation for AH, HV, and His bundle duration measurements from 50 patients were evaluated. The square of the correlation coefficient (r2) was used as the index for measurement reliability. Three investigators performed the measurements. The r2 for interobserver variation of the AH interval ranged from 0.55 to 0.68 and for intraobserver variability from 0.60 to 0.88. The standard error of measurement based on intraobserver measurements ranged from 10.2 to 18.0 ms. The r2 for interobserver variation of the HV interval ranged from 0.42 to 0.63 and for intraobserver variation from 0.489 to 0.73. The standard error of measurement was 6.2 to 9.9 ms. For the His bundle duration, the r2 for interobserver variation ranged from 0.42 to 0.52 and for intraobserver variation from 0.19 to 0.52. The standard error of measurement was 3.1 to 5.2 ms. Although there is measurement variation for AH and HV intervals, their use in conjunction with the history and the surface electrocardiogram to make clinical decisions is appropriate. His bundle duration cannot be measured reliably using the standard recording technique and should not be used for clinical decision making.
Authors:
J H McAnulty; W P Nichol; C Morris; L Nichol; S H Rahimtoola
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Comparative Study; Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.    
Journal Detail:
Title:  The American journal of cardiology     Volume:  57     ISSN:  0002-9149     ISO Abbreviation:  Am. J. Cardiol.     Publication Date:  1986 Apr 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1986-05-13     Completed Date:  1986-05-13     Revised Date:  2007-11-14    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0207277     Medline TA:  Am J Cardiol     Country:  UNITED STATES    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  960-3     Citation Subset:  AIM; IM    
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Bundle of His / physiopathology
Electrophysiology
Heart Block / physiopathology*
Heart Conduction System / physiopathology*
Humans
Grant Support
ID/Acronym/Agency:
HL06336/HL/NHLBI NIH HHS; HL21527/HL/NHLBI NIH HHS

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