Body-surface QRST integral mapping. Arrhythmogenic righ ventricular dysplasia versus idiopathic right ventricular tachycardia

Circulation
H A PeetersE O Rohles de Medina

Abstract

Ventricular tachycardia originating in the right ventricle may arise in the presence or absence of structural heart disease. The two main causes of right ventricular tachycardia are arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia (ARVD) and idiopathic right ventricular tachycardia (IRVT) originating from the outflow tract. This study was carried out to determine whether body-surface QRST integral mapping can differentiate patients with ARVD from patients with IRVT. Body-surface QRST integral maps were obtained during sinus rhythm in 8 patients with ARVD, 8 patients with IRVT, and 27 healthy control subjects. QRST integral maps were analyzed both visually and mathematically. All control subjects had a normal dipolar QRST integral map. In all patients with ARVD, a specific dipolar QRST integral map with an abnormally large negative area covering the entire inferior and right anterior thorax was recorded. In 6 of 8 patients with IRVT, a normal map pattern was found, whereas the remaining 2 patients showed an abnormally large negative area on the right anterior thorax. Patients with ARVD display a specific abnormal QRST integral map that may be related to delayed repolarization in the structurally abnormal right ventricle. The majority ...Continue Reading

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