Influence at age on atrial activation as measured by the P-wave signal-averaged electrocardiogram

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Babaev, AA [1 ]
Vloka, ME
Sadurski, R
Steinberg, JS
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[1] St Lukes Roosevelt Hosp Ctr, Arrhythmia Serv, New York, NY 10025 USA
[2] St Lukes Roosevelt Hosp Ctr, Dept Med, Div Cardiol, New York, NY USA
[3] Columbia Univ Coll Phys & Surg, New York, NY 10032 USA
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10.1016/S0002-9149(00)01056-0
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R5 [内科学];
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1002 ; 100201 ;
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We used the P-wave signal-averaged electrocardiogram (SAECG) prospectively in 93 healthy volunteers of different ages and observed: (1) a positive correlation between P-wave duration on the SAECG and age (r = 0.39, p < 0.0001); and (2) the proportion of subjects with prolonged P-wave duration was increased with older age. These findings confirm the hypothesis that age-related atrial conduction delay in healthy subjects is present, and detectable by the P-wave SAECG.
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