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. 2023 Jul 19;25(7):euad165. doi: 10.1093/europace/euad165

Table 3.

Comparison of different algorithms to predict the location of the accessory pathways in our cohort of neonates with a WPW pattern

Characteristics of the algorithms Results when applied on our cohort
Mean age Number of locations Left-sided Right-sided Postero-/mid-septal
Taguchi et al.24 48 ± 18 years (unavailable) 5 17 (100%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%)
LA/LL: 11
LPL/LP: 6
Arruda et al.25 32 ± 15 years (9–78 years) 9 15 (88%) 2 (12%) 0 (0%)
LL/LAL: 13 RA/RAL: 1
LP/LPL: 2 RL: 1
Boersma et al.26 13 ± 4 years (0–18 years) 6 16 (94%) 1 (6%) 0 (0%)
LL: 11 RPS: 1
LPS: 5
Li et al.27 13.6 ± 3.4 years (3–18 years) 4 14 (82%) 3 (18%) 0 (0%)
LFW: 14 RF: 2
RS: 1
Iturralde et al.28 31.6 ± 15.5 years (4 months−70 years) 5 15 (88%) 2 (12%) 0 (0%)
LPL/LAS: 9 RASP: 1
LIP/LI: 6 RIP/RI: 1
Baek et al.29 11.7 ± 3.9 years (3.8–25 years) 6 17 (100%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%)
LFW: 10
LPS: 7
Xie et al.30 36 ± 16 years (9–71 years) 9 10 (59%) 6 (35%) 1 (6%)
LPL: 6 RP: 6 MS: 1
LAL: 4
d’Avila et al.32 Unavailable 8 16 (94%) 0 (0%) 1 (6%)
LL: 10 PS: 1
LPS: 6
Milstein et al.31 34 ± 21 years (unavailable) 4 12 (71%) 0 (0%) 5 (29%)
LL: 12 PS: 5

The age specifies the mean age (range) of the study population the algorithm was devised on.

LA, left anterior; LAL, left anterolateral; LAS, left anterosuperior; LFW, left free wall; LI, left inferior; LIP, left inferior paraseptal; LL, left lateral; LP, left posterior; LPL, left posterolateral; LPS, left posteroseptal; MS, mid-septal; PS, posteroseptal; RA, right anterior; RAL, right anterolateral; RASP, right anterosuperior paraseptal; RF, right free wall; RI, right inferior; RIP, right inferior paraseptal; RL, right free wall; RP, right posterior; RPS, right posterioseptal; RS, right septum.