Abstract
Background: Signal-averaged electrocardiogram (SAECG) provides not only diagnostic information but also the prognostic implication of ablation in arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy (ARVC). Objective: This study aimed to validate the role of SAECG in identifying arrhythmogenic substrates requiring an epicardial approach in ARVC. Methods: Ninety-one patients with a definite diagnosis of ARVC who underwent successful ablation for drug-refractory ventricular arrhythmia were enrolled and classified into 2 groups: group 1 who underwent successful ablation at the endocardium only and group 2 who underwent successful ablation requiring an additional epicardial approach. The baseline characteristics of patients and SAECG parameters were obtained for analysis. Results: Male predominance, worse right ventricular (RV) function, higher incidence of syncope, and depolarization abnormality were observed in group 2. Moreover, the number of abnormal SAECG criteria was higher in group 2 than in group 1. After a multivariate analysis, the independent predictors of the requirement of epicardial ablation included the number of abnormal SAECG criteria (odds ratio 2.8, 95% confidence interval 1.4–5.4; P =.003) and presence of syncope (odds ratio 11.7; 95% confidence interval 2.7–50.4; P =.001). In addition, ≥2 abnormal SAECG criteria were associated with larger RV endocardial unipolar low-voltage zone (P <.001), larger RV endocardial/epicardial bipolar low-voltage zone/scar (P <.05), and longer RV endocardial/epicardial total activation time (P <.001 and P =.004, respectively). Conclusion: The number of abnormal SAECG criteria was correlated with the extent of diseased epicardial substrates and could be a potential surrogate marker for predicting the requirement of epicardial ablation in patients with ARVC.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 584-591 |
Number of pages | 8 |
Journal | Heart Rhythm |
Volume | 17 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Apr 2020 |
Keywords
- Arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy
- Epicardial approach
- Epicardial substrate
- Signal-averaged ECG
- Ventricular arrhythmia