Local Depolarization Abnormalities Are the Dominant Pathophysiologic Mechanism for Type 1 Electrocardiogram in Brugada Syndrome: A Study of Electrocardiograms, Vectorcardiograms, and Body Surface Potential Maps During Ajmaline Provocation

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• 作者：Pieter G. Postema ; Pascal F.H.M. van Dessel ; Jan A. Kors ; Andre C. Linnenbank ; Gerard van Herpen ; Henk J. Ritsema van Eck ; Nan van Geloven ; Jacques M.T. de Bakker ; Arthur A.M. Wilde ; Hanno L. Tan
• 关键词：body surface potential mapping ; Brugada syndrome ; electrocardiography ; sudden cardiac death ; vectorcardiography
• 刊名：Journal of the American College of Cardiology
• 出版年：2010
• 出版时间：23 February 2010
• 年：2010
• 卷：55
• 期：8
• 页码：789-797
• 全文大小：885 K

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class=""h4"">Objectives

We sought to obtain new insights into the pathophysiologic basis of Brugada syndrome (BrS) by studying changes in various electrocardiographic depolarization and/or repolarization variables that occurred with the development of the signature type 1 BrS electrocardiogram (ECG) during ajmaline provocation testing.

class=""h4"">Background

BrS is associated with sudden cardiac death. Its pathophysiologic basis, although unresolved, is believed to reside in abnormal cardiac depolarization or abnormal repolarization.

class=""h4"">Methods

Ajmaline provocation was performed in 269 patients suspected of having BrS with simultaneous recording of ECGs, vectorcardiograms, and 62-lead body surface potential maps.

class=""h4"">Results

A type 1 ECG was elicited in 91 patients (BrS patients), 162 patients had a negative test result (controls), and 16 patients had an abnormal test result. Depolarization abnormalities were more prominent in BrS patients and were mapped to the right ventricle (RV) by longer right precordial filtered QRS complex durations (142 ± 23 ms vs. 125 ± 14 ms, p c; 0.01) and right terminal conduction delay (60 ± 11 ms vs. 53 ± 9 ms, p c; 0.01). Repolarization abnormalities remained concordant with depolarization abnormalities as indicated by steady low nondipolar content (12 ± 8 % vs. 8 ± 4 % , p = NS), lower spatial QRS-T integrals (33 ± 12 mV·ms vs. 40 ± 16 mV·ms, p c; 0.05), similar spatial QRS-T angles (92 ± 39° vs. 87 ± 31°, p = NS), similar T_peak-T_end interval (143 ± 36 ms vs. 138 ± 25 ms, p = NS), and similar T_peak-T_end dispersion (47 ± 37 ms vs. 45 ± 27 ms, p = NS).

class=""h4"">Conclusions

The type 1 BrS ECG is characterized predominantly by localized depolarization abnormalities, notably (terminal) conduction delay in the RV, as assessed with complementary noninvasive electrocardiographic techniques. We could not define a separate role for repolarization abnormalities but suggest that the typical signs of repolarization derangements seen on the ECG are secondary to these depolarization abnormalities.