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ArticleEuropace : European pacing, arrhythmias, and cardiac electrophysiology : journal of the working groups on cardiac pacing, arrhythmias, and cardiac cellular electrophysiology of the European Society of Cardiology2020

Classification of sinus rhythm single potential morphology in patients with mitral valve disease.

Mathijs S van Schie, Roeliene Starreveld, Maarten C Roos-Serote, Yannick J H J Taverne, Frank R N van Schaagen, Ad J J C Bogers, Natasja M S de Groot

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Article in Europace : European pacing, arrhythmias, and cardiac electrophysiology : journal of the working groups on cardiac pacing, arrhythmias, and cardiac cellular electrophysiology of the European Society of Cardiology, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers.

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13 citing papers in PubMed, 19 citations in OpenAlex.

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  10. Sinus rhythm voltage fingerprinting in patients with mitral valve disease using a high-density epicardial mapping approach.Europace : European pacing, arrhythmias, and cardiac electrophysiology : journal of the working groups on cardiac pacing, arrhythmias, and cardiac cellular electrophysiology of the European Society of Cardiology · 2021
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  12. Atrial fibrillation.Nature reviews. Disease primers · 2016
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5 · Who and what money

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7 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Mathijs S van SchieDepartment of Cardiology, Unit Translational Electrophysiology, Erasmus Medical Centre, Dr Molewaterplein 40, 3015GD Rotterdam, the Netherlands.
Roeliene StarreveldDepartment of Cardiology, Unit Translational Electrophysiology, Erasmus Medical Centre, Dr Molewaterplein 40, 3015GD Rotterdam, the Netherlands.
Maarten C Roos-SeroteDepartment of Cardiology, Unit Translational Electrophysiology, Erasmus Medical Centre, Dr Molewaterplein 40, 3015GD Rotterdam, the Netherlands.
Yannick J H J TaverneDepartment of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Erasmus Medical Centre, Rotterdam, the Netherlands.
Frank R N van SchaagenDepartment of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Erasmus Medical Centre, Rotterdam, the Netherlands.
Ad J J C BogersDepartment of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Erasmus Medical Centre, Rotterdam, the Netherlands.
Natasja M S de GrootDepartment of Cardiology, Unit Translational Electrophysiology, Erasmus Medical Centre, Dr Molewaterplein 40, 3015GD Rotterdam, the Netherlands.
Erasmus University Rotterdam · NL

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

aimsThe morphology of unipolar single potentials (SPs) contains information on intra-atrial conduction disorders and possibly the substrate underlying atrial fibrillation (AF). This study examined the impact of AF episodes on features of SP morphology during sinus rhythm (SR) in patients with mitral valve disease. METHODS AND

resultsIntraoperative epicardial mapping (interelectrode distance 2 mm) of the right and left atrium (RA, LA), Bachmann's bundle (BB), and pulmonary vein area (PVA) was performed in 67 patients (27 male, 67 ± 11 years) with or without a history of paroxysmal AF (PAF). Unipolar SPs were classified according to their differences in relative R- and S-wave amplitude ratios. A clear predominance of S-waves was observed at BB and the RA in both the no AF and PAF groups (BB 88.8% vs. 85.9%, RA 92.1% vs. 85.1%, respectively). Potential voltages at the RA, BB, and PVA were significantly lower in the PAF group (P < 0.001 for each) and were mainly determined by the size of the S-waves amplitudes. The largest difference in S-wave amplitudes was found at BB; the S-wave amplitude was lower in the PAF group [4.08 (2.45-6.13) mV vs. 2.94 (1.40-4.75) mV; P < 0.001]. In addition, conduction velocity (CV) at BB was lower as well [0.97 (0.70-1.21) m/s vs. 0.89 (0.62-1.16) m/s, P < 0.001].

conclusionThough excitation of the atria during SR is heterogeneously disrupted, a history of AF is characterized by decreased SP amplitudes at BB due to loss of S-wave amplitudes and decreased CV. This suggests that SP morphology could provide additional information on wavefront propagation.

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Atrial FibrillationHeart Valve DiseasesEpicardial MappingHeart AtriaHumansMaleMitral ValveAtrial fibrillationCardiac electrophysiologyHigh-resolution epicardial mappingMitral valve diseaseMitral valve surgerySinus rhythm

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PMID33033830
PMCPMC7544534
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