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. 2004 Jan;90(1):44–51. doi: 10.1136/heart.90.1.44

Table 2.

Prediction of wavefront coalition and fusion

Subject Time for RV BO septum into LV (mean) Max time: BO from SC area Mean time: BO from SC area Distance of slow conduction area from MEA (mm) Max difference between timing: RV–LV BO Optimal LV–RV timing difference on VTI
SC area (mean (range)) Normal EGM (mean (range))
1 70 83.3 75 41 (31–49) 38(9–55) 30 20
3 48 106.7 64 39 (14–53) 31 (23–37) 53.3 40
4 39 62 32 34 (18–51) 42 (18–62) 33 32
5 54.8 84.2 82 43 (16–60) 29 (14–50) 11 20
8 103 80 57.4 42 (20–57) 21 (14–31) 36 40
9 87 92.5 108 45 (12–73) 34 (10–50) 20 20
Mean 66.9 84.7 69.7 41 38 30.6 28.6

All times are in ms.

BO, breakout of depolarisation wavefront from given region; EGM, electrogram; LV, left ventricle; MEA, multielectrade array; RV, right ventricle; SC, slow conduction; VTI, velocity–time integral.