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Atrial Fibrillation in Patients with Wolff–Parkinson–White Syndrome:
Author(s) -
DEREJKO PAWEŁ,
SZUMOWSKI ŁUKASZ JAN,
SANDERS PRASHANTHAN,
KRUPA WOJCIECH,
BODALSKI ROBERT,
ORCZYKOWSKI MICHAŁ,
URBANEK PIOTR,
ZAKRZEWSKA JOANNA,
LIM HAN S.,
LAU DENNIS H.,
KUŚNIERZ JACEK,
WALCZAK FRANCISZEK
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
journal of cardiovascular electrophysiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.193
H-Index - 138
eISSN - 1540-8167
pISSN - 1045-3873
DOI - 10.1111/j.1540-8167.2011.02203.x
Subject(s) - medicine , atrial fibrillation , cardiology , effective refractory period , electrophysiology , coronary sinus , accessory pathway , catheter ablation
AF in WPW Syndrome. Aim : We aimed to characterize electrophysiological properties of pulmonary veins (PVs) in patients with Wolff–Parkinson–White (WPW) syndrome and atrial fibrillation (AF), and to compare them to those in patients with WPW without AF. Methods and Results:A total of 31 patients (mean age 40 ± 15 years, 23 males) with WPW were recruited: 16 patients with (AF group) and 15 without (controls) a history of AF. The basic electrophysiological (EPS) and echocardiographic data were not different between the 2 groups. Effective refractory periods (ERPs) of PVs were significantly shorter in the AF group compared to controls: left superior (LS) PV ERP 185±29 versus 230 ± 24 ms, P = 0.001; left inferior PV ERP 198 ± 25 versus 219 ± 26 ms, P = 0.04; right superior (RS) PV ERP 207 ± 25 versus 236 ± 19 ms, P = 0.001; right inferior PV ERP 208 ± 30 versus 240 ± 19 ms, P = 0.003. Maximal veno‐atrial conduction delay (i.e., the maximal prolongation of interval from stimulus delivered at PV ostia to proximal coronary sinus after extrastimulus compared to the basic drive cycle) was longer in the AF group when pacing from LSPV (69.3 ± 37.9 vs 32.6 ± 16.1 ms, P = 0.01) and RSPV (74.1 ± 25.9 vs 50.2 ± 26.5 ms, P = 0.04). During EPS, AF was induced more often in the AF group (n = 7) compared to controls (n = 1; P = 0.04). Follow‐up revealed that AF recurred in 3 patients in the AF group and none of the controls. Conclusion:Patients with WPW syndrome and AF have shorter ERPs of PVs and greater maximal veno‐atrial conduction delay compared to patients with WPW without AF. These findings suggest a potential role of PVs in the development of AF in patients with WPW.(J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol, Vol. 23 p. 280‐286, March 2012.)