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Use of signal-averaged electrocardiography for predicting inducible sustained monomorphic ventricular tachycardia in patients with bundle branch block with and without a history of syncope.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  7661064     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
The aim of this study was to examine the utility of signal-averaged electrocardiography in relation to inducible sustained monomorphic ventricular tachycardia in patients with bundle branch block. One hundred fourteen patients with bundle branch block underwent signal-averaged electrocardiography in the time domain and programmed ventricular stimulation. Sustained monomorphic ventricular tachycardia was induced in 17 patients. The mean values of the three signal-averaged electrocardiographic variables analyzed differed significantly between the inducible and the noninducible group. The filtered QRS duration showed the most prominent difference between the two groups, and a filtered QRS duration > or = 155 msec had a sensitivity of approximately 80%, a specificity of 60%, and a total predictive value of 65%. In the subgroup of patients with syncope, a combination of these criteria with a history of coronary artery disease had a sensitivity of 100% and a specificity of 90%.
Authors:
A Englund; M Rosenqvist; L Bergfeldt
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Comparative Study; Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't    
Journal Detail:
Title:  American heart journal     Volume:  130     ISSN:  0002-8703     ISO Abbreviation:  Am. Heart J.     Publication Date:  1995 Sep 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1995-10-04     Completed Date:  1995-10-04     Revised Date:  2006-11-15    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0370465     Medline TA:  Am Heart J     Country:  UNITED STATES    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  481-8     Citation Subset:  AIM; IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Cardiology, Karolinska Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Aged
Bundle-Branch Block / complications,  diagnosis*
Cardiac Pacing, Artificial
Electrocardiography / instrumentation,  methods*,  statistics & numerical data
Electrocardiography, Ambulatory
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Prognosis
ROC Curve
Sensitivity and Specificity
Signal Processing, Computer-Assisted* / instrumentation
Syncope / diagnosis*,  etiology
Tachycardia, Ventricular / complications,  diagnosis*

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