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Published on: April 21, 2013
Initial negative concordance on unipolar and bipolar electrograms: a novel parameter for localizing the origin of
Xiaoqing Wang1,2, Mengfei Wang2, Yamin Cheng2
1Department of Cardiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, No.188 Shizi St, Suzhou, 215006, Jiangsu, China.
Background:
The features of the unipolar electrogram (UEGM) and bipolar electrogram (BEGM) have been utilized to identify the site of origin of idiopathic premature ventricular contractions (PVCs) arising from pulmonary sinus cusps (PSCs), but for these PVCs, whether a negative concordance in the initial waves of both EGMs recorded above pulmonary valves can be used as a parameter to localize the origin has not been previously studied. We aimed to assess whether an initial negative concordance (INC) between the UEGM and BEGM might determine the origin of PVCs mapped and ablated within PSCs.
Methods:
Data were collected from 22 patients undergoing successful radiofrequency catheter ablation for symptomatic idiopathic PVCs within PSCs. The morphological features of both the UEGM and the BEGM recorded at all ablation sites were analyzed.
Results:
A total of 109 sites within PSCs were ablated in 22 patients with an age (mean ± SD) of 47.2 ± 17.2 years. Ablation resulted in procedural success in all patients. The INC was observed at 18 of 22 (81.8%) successful ablation sites, contrasted with 3 of 87 (3.4%) unsuccessful sites (P < 0.001). The INC was consistent with the outcomes of conventional mapping parameters and proved to be an additional useful predictor of ablation success, with a sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value and negative predictive value of 81.8%, 96.6%, 85.7% and 95.5%, respectively.
Conclusions:
An INC between the UEGM and the BEGM can predict the origin of PVCs arising from PSCs. An initial negative concordance between unipolar and bipolar electrograms indicates that the distal electrode of the ablation catheter is at the origin of premature ventricular contractions within pulmonary sinus cusps.
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