PMID: 8596748Aug 1, 1995Paper

Effect of propafenone hydrochloride on atrial signal-averaged ECG in patients with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation

Polskie Archiwum Medycyny Wewnętrznej
A TelichowskiW Molenda

Abstract

Oral propafenone hydrochloride effect was studied on atrial signal-averaged ECG (ASAECG) during time- and frequency-domain analysis in patients with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation (PAF) during ischemic heart disease (IHD). The study comprised 26 patients (15 female and 11 male) mean age 60.8 +/- 6.2. The dose of oral propafenone was 450 mg/day for all days. Recording of ASAECG and 24-hours Holter monitoring were made at baseline, after 10 days and after 6 weeks of propafenone therapy. Time-domain parameters were calculated for ASAECG: the root mean square voltage of the signals in the last 10, 20, 30 ms of the filtered P-wave (RMS 10, 20, 30) and total time duration of filtered P-wave (PWD) and time duration of P-wave for Frank leads X, Y, Z (XP, YP, ZP). During frequency-domain analysis of the terminal part of P-wave the following parameters were calculated in range from 40 Hz to 400 Hz: energy spectrum > -60 dB (A) and decibel drop at 4 Hz (Dd) in logarithmic scale and area ratio 20-50/0-20 Hz (Ar), magnitude ratio (MR1-7) in linear scale for a vector magnitude. Supraventricular arrhythmias were estimated quantitatively and qualitatively by Holter monitoring. The following parameters were estimated in a case of PAF recording:...Continue Reading

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