Abstract
Preexcitation in Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome (WPW) has been reported to induce long-lasting changes in ventricular recovery properties. However, there has not been a report concerning changes in the activation-recovery interval (ARI) in 12-lead ECGs before and after catheter ablation (CA) in patients with WPW syndrome. The present study compared changes in ARIs from 12-lead ECGs with those from body surface unipolar leads before and after CA to examine whether ARIs from limb leads of 12-lead ECGs provide useful information on changes in recovery properties in addition to the ARIs from precordial leads. The study population consisted of 27 manifest WPW patients with a left- (n=18, group A) or right-sided accessory pathway (n=9, group B). ARIs in leads I, II, and III were strongly correlated with those in unipolar leads over the left lateral, left lower, and right lower chest, respectively. ARIs in leads aVR, aVL, and aVF showed a significant correlation with those in unipolar leads over the right upper, left upper, and lower anterior chest, respectively. These correlations were maintained before and after CA. Furthermore, in group A, ARIs in lead V1 tended to increase on day 7 post CA compared with before CA and on day 1. In ...Continue Reading
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