Iturralde, Pedro; Nava, Santiago; Sálica, Gabriel; Medeiros Domingo, Argelia; Márquez, Manlio F.; Colin, Luis; Victoria, Diana; De Micheli, Alfredo; Gonzalez, Mario D. (2006). Electrocardiographic characteristics of patients with Ebstein's anomaly before and after ablation of an accessory atrioventricular pathway. Journal of cardiovascular electrophysiology, 17(12), pp. 1332-1336. Wiley-Blackwell 10.1111/j.1540-8167.2006.00617.x
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The abnormal development of the tricuspid valve in patients with Ebstein's anomaly results in several activation abnormalities including delayed intraatrial conduction, right bundle branch block (RBBB), and ventricular preexcitation. The aim of the present study was to define the ECG characteristics before and after ablation of an accessory A-V pathway (AP) in patients with Ebstein's anomaly.
METHODS
A series of 226 consecutive patients with Ebstein's anomaly was studied. Sixty-four patients (28%) had documented tachycardia. Thirty-three patients with recurrent tachycardia were found to have a single right-sided AP that was successfully ablated (study group). Thirty patients without tachycardia served as the control group.
RESULTS
Only 21 of 33 patients (62%) had a typical ECG pattern of preexcitation. In addition, none of the patients had an ECG pattern of RBBB during sinus rhythm. In contrast, 28 of 30 (93%) patients in the control group had RBBB (P < 0.001). Radiofrequency catheter ablation resulted in appearance of RBBB in 31 of 33 (94%) patients. The absence of RBBB in patients with Ebstein's anomaly and recurrent tachycardia had a 98% sensitivity and 92% specificity for the diagnosis of an AP. The positive predictive value was 91% (0.77, 0.97 CI 95%) and the negative predictive value was 98% (0.85, 0.99 CI 95%).
CONCLUSION
One-third of patients with Ebstein's anomaly and symptomatic tachyarrhythmias have minimal or absent ECG features of ventricular preexcitation. In these patients, the absence of RBBB pattern is a strong predictor of an AP.
Item Type: |
Journal Article (Original Article) |
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Division/Institute: |
04 Faculty of Medicine > Department of Cardiovascular Disorders (DHGE) > Clinic of Cardiology |
UniBE Contributor: |
Medeiros Domingo, Argelia |
Subjects: |
600 Technology > 610 Medicine & health |
ISSN: |
1045-3873 |
Publisher: |
Wiley-Blackwell |
Language: |
English |
Submitter: |
Argelia Medeiros Domingo |
Date Deposited: |
12 Jun 2014 14:19 |
Last Modified: |
05 Dec 2022 14:28 |
Publisher DOI: |
10.1111/j.1540-8167.2006.00617.x |
PubMed ID: |
17239096 |
URI: |
https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/42297 |
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