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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Yuniadi, Yoga
• Tai, Ching-Tai
• Lee, Kun-Tai
• Huang, Bien-Hsien
• Lin, Yenn-Jiang
• Higa, Satoshi
• Liu, Tu-Ying
• Huang, Jin-Long
• Lee, Pi-Chang
• Chen, Shih-Ann

Titel

A New Electrocardiographic Algorithm to Differentiate Upper Loop Re-Entry From Reverse Typical Atrial Flutter

Ist Teil von

• Journal of the American College of Cardiology, 2005-08, Vol.46 (3), p.524-528

Ort / Verlag

New York, NY: Elsevier Inc

Erscheinungsjahr

2005

Quelle

ScienceDirect

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• This study was performed to differentiate upper loop re-entry (ULR) from reverse typical atrial flutter (AFL). Right atrial ULR and reverse typical AFL have different mechanisms and ablation strategies, but similar electrocardiographic characteristics. This study included 26 patients with reverse typical AFL and 20 patients with ULR. The noncontact mapping system (EnSite-3000, Endocardial Solutions, St. Paul, Minnesota) was used to confirm diagnosis and guide successful radiofrequency ablation. Flutter wave polarity and amplitude in the 12-lead surface electrocardiogram were determined by two independent electrophysiologists. The flutter wave polarity in leads I and aVL was significantly different between the reverse typical AFL and ULR groups (p ≤ 0.001). Voltage measurement revealed significant differences between reverse typical AFL and ULR in leads I, II, aVR, aVF, V1, and V2(p < 0.001). A new diagnostic algorithm based on negative or isoelectric/flat flutter wave polarity and amplitude ≤0.07 mV in lead I was useful for diagnosis of ULR, with an accuracy of 90% to 97%, a sensitivity of 82% to 100%, and a specificity of 95%. Polarity and voltage measurement of flutter wave in lead I can differentiate reverse typical AFL from ULR.