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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2011 Nov 1.
Published in final edited form as: Heart Rhythm. 2010 Jul 14;7(11):1654–1659. doi: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2010.07.013

Table 2.

Electrophysiological Findings

Effective Ablation
(n=31)
Ineffective
Ablation/Recurrence
(n=9)
P value
Site of origin of PAP arrhythmias 0.16
Left ventricle, n (%) 23 (74) 9 (100)
 Anterolateral PAP, n 9 4
 Posteromedial PAP, n 16 5
Right ventricle, n (%) 8 (26) 0 (0)
 Anterolateral PAP, n 4 0
 Posteromedial PAP, n 4 0
 Septal muscle, n 1 0
Pleomorphic PVCs, n (%) 26 (84) 5 (56) 0.17
Number of PVC morphology, n 4±3 4±5 0.60
Inducibility of VT, n (%) 4 (13) 0 (0) 0.56
PP at ablation site, n (%) 15 (48) 0 (0) 0.02
S-QRS interval at ablation site 30±14 26±4 0.50
Amplitude during sinus rhythm, mV 1.3±0.9 1.0±0.6 0.50
Activation time, msec −31±18 −28±7 0.66
Matching pace map, n (%) 22 (71) 2 (22) 0.02
RF induced arrhythmias, n (%) 27 (87) 9 (100) 0.56
Number of RF application, n 27±22 42±19 0.08
Total RF duration, min 22±14 33±9 0.03
Procedure time, min 305±90 387±110 0.03

Values are means±SD. PAP=papillary muscle; PP=Purkinje potential; RF=radiofrequency; PVC=premature ventricular complex; VT=ventricular tachycardia.