Analysis of PR subintervals in normal subjects and early studies in patients with abnormalities of the conduction system using surface His bundle recordings.

Utilizing several different approaches to noise reduction, satisfactory beat by beat His bundle activity was recorded from the chest surface in 41 (80%) of 52 normal subjects. Surface atrial to His intervals (PAH) and His to ventricular intervals (HV) were measured in this group and compared with subintervals of the PR segment recorded endocardially from 47 persons with normal electrophysiologic findings. A recent modification in the selection algorithm allows on-line identification of the four of five possible recording sites for utilization in a spatial summation. The ability to record in less favorable circumstances has been improved to the extent that records of suitable clarity for measurement were also obtained in 17 (77%) of 22 individuals with conduction system abnormalities. Comparison of the surface and endocardially acquired data in the normal group reveals no statistically significant difference in the surface acquired PAH and endocardially acquired high right atrial to His (HRAH) intervals, nor in the HV intervals. In a small subset of patients data were acquired by both techniques and no significant differences were found. Thus, when programmed stimulation or endocardial mapping is not required to answer specific clinical questions, in the majority of persons it is possible to record meaningful subintervals from the body surface from each cardiac cycle. Additionally, in instances in which surface P wave activity is obscure in the routine electrocardiogram, this technique enhances atrial electrical activity.

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