Anterograde His bundle activation during right ventricular overdrive pacing in supraventricular tachycardia
Elbatran, Ahmed Ibrahim Mohamed Osman; Zarif, John K.; Tawfik, Mazen;
Abstract
Background: Differentiation between atrioventricular nodal re-entrant tachycardia (AVNRT), atrioventricular re-entrant tachycardia (AVRT), and atrial tachycardia (AT) is often challenging during electrophysiology studies. This study compared the sensitivity and specificity of identifying anterograde His bundle activation during entrainment with commonly used right ventricular (RV) pacing maneuvers to differentiate between these types of supraventricular tachycardia (SVT). Methods: Out of 112 consecutive patients with SVT, 90 (36 males [40%], age 37 ± 16 years) were prospectively studied. After entrainment during RV pacing, atrial response upon cessation of pacing, anterograde His activation during entrainment, stimulus-atrial (SA), ventriculoatrial (VA) intervals, and post-pacing interval minus tachycardia cycle length (PPI-TCL) were determined. Ventricular extrastimulation during tachycardia and para-Hisian pacing were performed. Results: The final diagnosis was AVNRT in 54, AVRT in 33, and AT in 3 patients. Entrainment was achieved in 87(96%) patients. Anterograde His bundle activation predicted AVRT (sensitivity: 62.5%, specificity: 100%). PPI-TCL ≥129 ms predicted AVNRT (sensitivity: 83%, specificity: 84%), as did SA-VA value ≥85 ms (sensitivity: 91%, specificity: 87%). Atria were advanced during transition zone in 57% of AVRTs. Atrial pre-excitation in response to progressively premature ventricular extrastimuli identified AVRT (sensitivity: 90%, specificity: 85%). Pre-excitation index ≥87 ms identified AVNRT (sensitivity: 80%, specificity: 100%). Para-Hisian pacing identified AVRT (sensitivity: 25%, specificity: 100%). Conclusion: RV pacing maneuvers, applied in isolation, can misclassify a significant proportion of SVTs. Identifying anterograde His bundle activation during entrainment can complement other discriminators in differential diagnosis of SVT, with greatest sensitivity in septal and right-sided accessory pathways.
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Title | Anterograde His bundle activation during right ventricular overdrive pacing in supraventricular tachycardia | Authors | Elbatran, Ahmed Ibrahim Mohamed Osman ; Zarif, John K.; Tawfik, Mazen | Keywords | supraventricular tachycardia;anterograde His bundle activation;atrioventricular nodal re-entrant tachycardia;atrioventricular re-entrant tachycardia;entrainment;post-pacing interval;pre-excitation index | Issue Date | 1-Oct-2019 | Publisher | WILEY | Journal | PACE - Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology | Volume | 42 | Issue | 10 | Start page | 1374 | End page | 1382 | ISSN | 01478389 | DOI | 10.1111/pace.13779 | PubMed ID | 31407805 | Scopus ID | 2-s2.0-85071255226 | Web of science ID | WOS:000481971400001 |
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