Low-frequency component of body surface potential maps identifies patients at risk for ventricular tachycardia

Aims To investigate the ability of spectral features of signal-averaged body-surface potential maps in identifying post-infarction patients who are at risk of developing ventricular tachycardia. Methods and Results We recorded 120 lead body surface potential maps during sinus rhythm in 135 subjects...

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Published in:European heart journal 1999-08, Vol.20 (15), p.1126-1134
Main Authors: Meeder, R.J.J., Stroink, G., Ritcey, S.P., Gardner, M.J., Horacek, B.M.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Biological and medical sciences
Body Surface Potential Mapping
body surface potential maps
Cardiac dysrhythmias
Cardiology. Vascular system
electrocardiograms
Female
Frank leads
Heart
Humans
Male
Medical sciences
Middle Aged
Risk Assessment
spectral analysis
Tachycardia, Ventricular - diagnosis
ventricular tachycardia
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Summary:Aims To investigate the ability of spectral features of signal-averaged body-surface potential maps in identifying post-infarction patients who are at risk of developing ventricular tachycardia. Methods and Results We recorded 120 lead body surface potential maps during sinus rhythm in 135 subjects (45 patients with healed myocardial infarction but no history of venticular tachycardia, 45 patients with both healed myocardial infarction and at least one episode of sustained ventricular tachycardia, and 45 normal subjects) and analysed spectral features of body surface potential maps selected on the basis of isoharmonic maps for given bands of the frequency spectrum. We found that in the low-frequency band (1–11 Hertz), the group-mean power spectra of leads located at isoharmonic map maxima were significantly different (P
ISSN:0195-668X
1522-9645
DOI:10.1053/euhj.1998.1482