PMID: 9533376Apr 9, 1998Paper

Right atrial potential profiles during atrial fibrillation predict the success of atrial defibrillation

Journal of Electrocardiology
Koichi SakabeS Ito

Abstract

The right atrial electric potential was measured in 29 patients with chronic atrial fibrillation, and the clinical utility of these measurements in predicting the success of atrial defibrillation was investigated. The endocardial electric potential was recorded at 12 sites within the right atrium (high, middle, and low loci of anterior, posterior, lateral, and medial sites of the right atrium) with an electrode catheter. The duration and polar displacement of the atrial waves were measured at the one site that showed the maximum atrial electric potential among the 12 sites. The ratio of the maximum to the minimum atrial electric potential (atrial wave ratio) was calculated. Patients were classified into two groups according to the success (n = 6) or failure (n = 23) of atrial defibrillation. Electrophysiologic data were compared between the two groups, and correlations were evaluated between the data and the maximal left atrial diameter obtained from M-mode echocardiography. The two groups did not differ in the duration and polar displacement of the atrial waves. However, the atrial wave ratio was significantly lower in the success group than in the failure group, and the success rate of atrial defibrillation was also significa...Continue Reading

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