Journal of Electrocardiology Vol. 26 No. 4 1993 Subject Index Volume 26, 1993 Page numbers followed by (Abs) denote abstracts from the Nineteenth International Congress on Electrocardiology. Activation maps Autonomic blockade calculations with multipolar expansion (Abs), 167 affecting digoxin-induced ECG changes, 219 and recovery times (Abs), 171 Aging and sex differences in QT interval (Abs), 174 Alcoholism Biopsy, myocardial late potentials in (Abs), 171 correlation with ECG findings in infarction, 9 Amiodarone Body surface maps T wave alternans associated with, 155 after aortic coarctation repair, 25 Amyloid polyneuropathy, familial in anterior infarction, 177 body surface maps in, 301 during coronary angioplasty, 43 Angina pectoris correlation with ejection fraction in infarction, 17 and silent ischemia on admission ECG, 131 in exercise, compared to exercise 12-lead ECG (Abs), Angioplasty, coronary 168 in familial amyloid polyneuropathy, 301 body surface mapping in, 43 in identification of radiofrequency catheter ablation Anisotropic propagation in computer heart models, 245, 263 sites (Abs), 165 inverse calculations with multipolar expansion (Abs), Aortic coarctation repair 167 body surface maps after, 25 and number of independent signals in individuals, 107 Arrhythmias in pericarditis, 291 in atrial septal defect, 225 QRST values in inferior infarction with left bundle automated interpretation of, 53 branch block, 187 Arteriovenous fistulas for reperfusion assessment in infarctions, 279 and heart remodeling studies with ECG (Abs), 166 Bundle branch block Artifacts left, with inferior infarction, QRST values in, 187 in spectral analysis of RR interval from Holter right, QRSv; morphology in (Abs), 167 recordings, 231 simulation in computer heart model, 263 Atrial fibrillation diagnosis with artificial neural networks (Abs), 167 susceptibility in glycemic states, 147 Atrial pacing Calcium in single-vessel disease diagnosis (Abs), 171 slow channel responses in hypoxia, 69 Atrial septal defect Cardiomyopathy, hypertrophic electrophysiological abnormalities in, 225 high-resolution ECG abnormalities in (Abs), 175 Atrioventricular junction risk of ventricular tachycardia in (Abs), 169 impulses affecting sinus node (Abs), 168 Cardioverter defibrillator, implantable reentrant tachycardia and orthrodromic AV reentry in intraatrial conduction delay associated with, 341 Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome, 83 loop ECG monitoring of, 235 350 Journal of Electrocardiology Vol. 26 No. 4 October 1993 Case reports Correlation coefficient in body surface maps giant R waves in hyperacute myocardial infarction, 77 in anterior infarction, 177 global T wave inversion in pulmonary embolism, 91, in reperfusion assessment, 279 (Letters) 347 Holter artifact in RR interval spectrum, 231 intraatrial conduction delay with implantable Defibrillator, implantable cardioverter cardioverter defibrillator, 341 intraatrial conduction delay associated with, 341 loop ECG monitoring of implantable cardioverter loop ECG monitoring of, 235 defibrillator, 235 Digoxin-induced ECG changes T wave alternans associated with amiodarone, 155 autonomic blockade affecting, 219 triple ventricular parasystole, 159 Discriminant function analysis two types of reentrant tachycardias in Wolff- in improvement of exercise test accuracy, 207 Parkinson-White syndrome, 83 Dobutamine stress echocardiography Catecholamines in myocardial ischemia detection (Abs), 169 and automatic activity during hypoxia, 69 Doxorubicin global T wave inversion from, 91, (Letters) 347 cardiotoxicity assessment (Abs), 173 Chinese population derived vectorcardiograms in, 97 Circumflex coronary artery occlusion Echocardiography ECG changes in (Abs), 165 in assessment of doxorubicin cardiotoxicity (Abs), 173 Coarctation of aorta repair dobutamine stress test for myocardial ischemia (Abs), body surface maps after, 25 169 Computer-assisted techniques of left ventricular systolic dysfunction in infarction, analysis of digoxin-induced ST and T changes affected 333 by autonomic blockade, 219 Ejection fraction in arrhythmia diagnosis, 53 correlation with body surface maps in infarction, 17 for derived vectorcardiograms in Chinese population, Electrical current paths 97 in acute pericarditis, 291 and improved exercise test accuracy, 207 Embolism, pulmonary neural networks for atrial fibrillation diagnosis (Abs), global T wave inversion in, 91, (Letters) 347 167 Exercise tests and proposed policy for reporting on neural network autonomic blockade affecting digoxin-induced ECG research. 241 changes in, 219 QT interval dispersion measurements, 321 body surface maps compared to 12-lead ECGs in in single-vessel disease diagnosis (Abs), 171 (Abs), 168 Computer heart models improved accuracy of, 207 conduction block simulation in, 263 postinfarction, heart rate variability in (Abs), 173 normal activation simulation in, 245 and QTc changes after infarction, 125 ventricular fibrillation induced in (Abs), 169 and R wave changes in supraventricular extrasystoles, Conduction block 197 simulation in computer heart model, 263 Conduction system in single-vessel disease (Abs), 171 dysfunction in atrial septal defect, 225 treadmill test compared to dobutamine stress echocardiography (Abs), 169 intraatrial delay with implantable cardioverter Extrasystoles, supraventricular defibrillator, 341 Coronary arteries exercise-induced, R-wave changes in, 197 angioplasty of, body surface mapping in, 43 reperfusion of assessment with body surface mapping, 279 Familial amyloid polyneuropathy early accelerated idioventricular rhythm in (Abs), body surface maps in, 301 175 Fibrillation QTc interval and left ventricular systolic function atrial after, 333 diagnosis with artificial neural networks (Abs), 167 transient occlusion of circumflex artery, ECG susceptibility in glycemic states, 147 changes in (Abs), 165 ventricular, in three-dimensional cardiac computer Coronary artery disease model (Abs), 169 diagnosis of single-vessel disease (Abs), 171 Fibrinolytic therapy improved exercise test accuracy in, 207 and early accelerated idioventricular rhythm in infarction in. See also Myocardial infarction reperfusion (Abs), 175 and R wave changes in exercise tests, 197 QTc interval and left ventricular systolic function after, and silent ischemia on admission ECG, 131 333 Subject Index 351 and reperfusion assessment with body surface residual, and postexercise QTc changes after mapping, 279 infarction, 125 silent, on admission ECG, 131 Global ejection fraction and postinfarction regression of ECG signs, 1 Late potentials Glucose levels in chronic alcoholism (Abs), 171 and atrial susceptibility to fibrillation, 147 and sustained monomorphic ventricular tachycardia (Abs), 174 Letters to the Editor, 239, 347 Loop ECG monitors Heart rate variability for implantable cardioverter defibrillators, 235 and artifacts in RR interval spectrum from Holter recordings, 231 and maximal postinfarction exercise capacity (Abs), 173 Magnetic resonance imaging High-resolution studies and specific inverse models derived from thoracic magnetocardiography in prediction of postinfarction scans (Abs), 173 ventricular tachycardia, 117 Magnetocardiography, high-resolution postinfarction signal-averaged ECGs, wavelet analysis in prediction of postinfarction ventricular tachycardia, of, 311 117 value of ECG abnormalities in hypertrophic Methyl xanthines cardiomyopathy (Abs), 175 and automatic activity during hypoxia, 69 Histamine Minnesota Q/QS codes global T wave inversion from, 91, (Letters) 347 compared to clinical ECG readings, 137 Holter monitoring Multilead ECGs. See Body surface maps and artifacts in RR interval spectrum, 231 Myocardial infarction Hyperglycemia acute anterior, body surface mapping in, 177 as factor in atrial fibrillation, 147 giant R waves in hyperacute phase of, 77 Hypertension inferior, with left bundle branch block, QRST values predictive value of initial ECG in (Abs), 170 in, 187 specific potential and left ventricular performance in lateral, new ECG sign in (Abs), 172 (Abs), 170 map parameters and ejection fraction in, 17 Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy Minnesota Q/QS codes compared to clinical ECG high-resolution ECG abnormalities in (Abs), 175 readings in, 137 risk of ventricular tachycardia in (Abs), 169 minor QRS changes in, 9 Hypertrophy postinfarction heart rate variability and exercise left ventricular capacity (Abs), 173 and predictive value of ECG in hypertension (Abs), prediction of ventricular tachycardia in 170 high-resolution ECGs in, 311 and specific potential in hypertension (Abs), 170 high-resolution magnetocardiography in, 117 right ventricular, in chronic obstructive lung disease, and QTc changes after exercise, 125 ultrafast CT, and ECG findings in (Abs), 166 QTc interval and left ventricular systolic dysfunction Hypoglycemia in, 333 as factor in atrial fibrillation, 147 regression of ECG signs in, 1 Hypoxia and silent ischemia on admission ECG, 131 automatic activity in, 69 in transient occlusion of circumflex artery (Abs), 165 Idioventricular rhythm Neural network research, (Letters) 239 early accelerated, as coronary reperfusion marker in atrial fibrillation diagnosis (Abs), 167 (Abs), 175 proposed policy for reporting on, 241 Infarction. See Myocardial infarction Inverse models based on specific anatomy (Abs), 173 Pacemaker activity Ischemia hypoxia affecting, 69 exercise treadmill test compared to dobutamine stress Pacing, atrial echocardiography in (Abs), 169 in single-vessel disease diagnosis (Abs), 171 and global T wave inversion in pulmonary embolism, Parasystole 91, (Letters) 347 triple ventricular, 159 352 Journal of Electrocardiology Vol. 26 No. 4 October 1993 Pericarditis, acute Septal defect electrical current paths in, 291 atrial, electrophysiological abnormalities in, 225 Polyneuropathy, familial amyloid Specific potential body surface maps in, 301 and left ventricular performance in hypertension Pulmonary embolism (Abs), 170 global T wave inversion in, 91, (Letters) 347 Spectral analysis of RR interval, artifacts in, 231 ST-segment in acute pericarditis, 291 Q wave body surface maps of shift during coronary regression after myocardial infarction, 1 angioplasty, 43 Q/QS patterns elevation related to QRS loss in Minnesota code compared to clinical ECG readings, in anterior infarction, 177 137 in reperfusion assessment, 279 QRS complex recovery slope in exercise testing, 207 loss related to ST-segment elevation ST-T segment in anterior infarction, 177 digoxin-induced changes in, autonomic blockade in reperfusion assessment, 279 affecting, 219 minor changes in infarction, 9 Systolic function QRS score ventricular, and QTc interval in acute infarction, 333 postinfarction changes in, 1 QRST values in inferior infarction with left bundle branch block, 187 T wave QRSv; morphology alternation of, amiodarone-associated, 155 in right bundle branch block (Abs), 167 global inversion in pulmonary embolism, 91, (Letters) QT interval 347 automated dispersion measurements from hard-copy Tachycardia ECGs, 321 reentrant, two types in Wolff-Parkinson-White prolongation of syndrome, 83 in acute pulmonary embolism, 91, (Letters) 347 ventricular and T wave alternans associated with amiodarone, postinfarction prediction with high-resolution ECGs, 155 311 and self-correlation problem (Abs), 172 prediction with high-resolution sex differences in (Abs), 174 magnetocardiography after infarction, 117 QTc interval risk assessment in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and left ventricular systolic dysfunction in infarction, (Abs), 169 333 sustained monomorphic, late potentials in (Abs), postexercise changes after infarction, 125 174 Thallium-201 scintigraphy in postinfarction exercise testing, 125 Thrombolytic therapy R waves and early accelerated idioventricular rhythm in changes in exercise-induced supraventricular reperfusion (Abs), 175 extrasystoles, 197 QTc interval and left ventricular systolic function after, giant, in hyperacute myocardial infarction, 77 333 Radiofrequency ablation sites and reperfusion assessment with body surface identification with body surface maps (Abs), 165 mapping, 279 Reentrant tachycardias Time-scale technique two types in Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome, 83 in wavelet analysis of high-resolution ECGs, 311 Refractory period Triple ventricular parasystole atrial, and susceptibility to fibrillation in glycemic complex ECG pattern in, 159 states, 147 Twelve-lead ECGs Reperfusion of coronary arteries in acute pericarditis, 291 assessment with body surface mapping, 279 and derived vectorcardiograms in Chinese population, early accelerated idioventricular rhythm in (Abs), 175 97 QTc interval and left ventricular systolic function after, exercise tests compared to exercise body surface 333 mapping (Abs), 168 RR interval QRST values in inferior infarction with left bundle artifacts in spectral analysis of Holter recording, 231 branch block, 187 Subject Index 353 Vectorcardiography Ventricular arrhythmias in assessment of doxorubicin cardiotoxicity (Abs), 173 fibrillation in three-dimensional cardiac computer data for Chinese population, 97 model (Abs), 169 QRST values in inferior infarction with left bundle tachycardia. See Tachycardia, ventricular branch block, 187 triple parasystole, 159 Ventricles Ventriculography left quantitative, correlated with Minnesota Q/QS codes, 137 hypertrophy of. See Hypertrophy, left ventricular systolic dysfunction and QTc interval in acute Wavelet analysis infarction, 333 of postinfarction high-resolution ECGs, 311 right, hypertrophy in chronic obstructive lung disease, Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome ultrafast CT, and ECG findings in (Abs), 166 two types of reentrant tachycardias in, 83 Journal of Electrocardiology Vol. 26 No. 4 1993 Author Index Volume 26, 1993 Abe, Toshio, 225 Cavallaro, L., 168 Franceschi, Dinko, 1 Abreu, P., 165 Charif, M., 171 Froelicher, Victor F., 207 Adachi, Masayoshi, 17, 187 Chen, Chung-Yin, 97 Froning, Jeffrey, 207 Aguilera, M., 172 Chiang, Benjamin N., 97 Fujii, Hideki, 9 Allensworth, Daniel C., 131 Chiodi, L., 173 Furuta, Tatsuji, 187 Araujo, V. P., 170 Choinowska, L., 175 Azevedo, J., 170 Coglitore, A., 168 Coppolino, P., 173 Correia, M. J., 175 Garcia-Alves, Mario, 125 Gauthier, V., 171 Babatas, G., 171 Gehring, Jiirgen, 137 Bacharova, L., 170 Goddard, William P., 321 Balogh, I., 168 da Costa, Bras B., 125 Goncalves, L., 166 Bandini, F., 173 d’Alche, P., 171 Gremigni, C., 173 Baranowski, R., 175 Dassen, Willem R. M., 241 Grimnes, M. J. F., 173 Bardaji, A., 155 Davignon, A., 174 Guadagno, I., 173 Bari¢, Ljubo, 1 de Bono, David P., 321 Gualtieri, S., 173 Batista, J., 165 de Lacerda, A. Pais, 125 Guardia, J., 171 Batsford, William P., 341 de Padua, Fernando, 125, 169 Guindo, J., 171 Bayés, de Luna, A., 171 Derome, Denis, 43 Gulrajani, Ramesh M., 245, 263 Bell, Anthony J., 177, 279, 291 Desseigne, P., 311 Berenson, G. S., 174 Devine, Brian, 167, 239 Bergovec, Mijo, 1 DiCarlo, Lorenzo A., 53 Bhullar, Harsangeet K., 321 Diogo, A. N., 175 Biblo, L. A., 165 Dionisio, Isabel, 125 Hamel, Denis, 43 Birti¢c, Kresimir, 1 Doi, Tetsuya, 69 Hamer, Mark E., 235 Bordalo-Sa, A. L., 175 Dominguez, P., 172 Harumi, K., 169 Borovsky, S., 171 Dutoy, Jean-Luc, 43 Hasegawa, Junichi, 69 Borras, X., 171 Hayashi, Hiroshi, 17, 187 Bridges, S. Louis, 131 Heinbuch, Sabine, 137 Briggs, Catherine M., 177, 279 Hichami, A., 171 Budgett, D. M., 173 Edenbrandt, Lars, 239 Hirai, Makoto, 17, 187 Busa, G., 168 Erglis, A., 171 Hiraoka, M., 174 Hollowell, John S., 131 Hongo, Minoru, 301 Calhoun, H. P., 172, 174 Fazi, A., 173 Cantinho, Guilhermina, 125 Feldman, Charles L., 231 Carlson, M. D., 165 Fiuza, M., 169 Iacono, A., 173 Carmona, J., 170 Florian, A., 173 larussi, D., 173 Carvalho, Madalena, 125 Fothergill, John C., 321 Ichihara, Yoshio, 17, 187 356 Journal of Electrocardiology Vol. 26 No. 4 October 1993 Inomata, Fumitake, 166 Michalak, E., 175 Rubel, P., 311 Irace, L., 173 Mihatov, Sime, 1 Rudy, Yoram, 25 Monroe, D. M., 173 RuzyHo, W., 175 Montonen, Juha, 117 Moorman, J. Randall, 131 Jenkins, Janice M., 53 Morel M., 171 Jennings, Robyn, 231 Morlet, D., 311 Jogestrand, Tomas, 219 Motomiya, T., 174 Saito, Hidehiko, 17 Jureckova, K., 170 Moulopoulos, Spyridon D., 147 Saito, Makoto, 187 Moussa, Issam, 207 Sakurada, H., 174 MozZina, Hugon, 333 Saltzberg, R., 165 Mulleneers, Rob G. A., 241 Santas, L., 170 Kalnins, U., 171 Musial, W. J., 169 Santos, C., 166 Kane, Greg, 239 Saporito, Francesco, 159 Kano, Yoshio, 225 Satullo, Gaetano, 159, 168 Katila, Toivo, 117 Savard, Pierre, 43 Kawai, Sachio, 9 Nadeau, Réginald, 43, 263 Seabra-Gomes, R., 165 Kellerova, E., 170 Nasmith, James, 43 Sedlakova, K., 170 Kemle, Kathy A., 131 Nichols, Pam, 177 Sekiguchi, Morie, 301 Kepski, R., 175 Nieminen, Markku S., 117 Sergi, G., 168 Khayat, A., 171 Nishiyama, Atsushi, 187 Shenasa, Mohammad, 43 Kilpatrick, David, 177, 279, 291 Noé, Marko, 333 Shiga, Yukio, 187 Kinoshita, Osamu, 301 Nusynowitz, Martin L., 131 Shimizu, Seiji, 187 Kinoshita, Toshihiko, 9 Sideris, Dimitris A., 147 Kneppo, P., 167 Siltanen, Pentti, 117 Kocheril, Abraham G., 341 Silva, D., 175 Kochumian, Minas, 207 Okada, Ryozo, 9, 167 Siquier, J., 172 Koenig, Wolfgang, 137 Okazaki, O., 169 Skouros, Charalambos G., 197 Kondo, Kazumasa, 17 Oreto, Giuseppe, 159, 168 Sole Cabrera, R., 172 Kotake, Hiroshi, 69 Spodick, David H., 347 Kozlowski, W., 169 Stagg, Stephen W., 131 Kozmann, Gy., 168 Stajer, Dugan, 333 Kurpesa, M., 169 Pacheco, F., 166 Sundqvist, Kerstin, 219 Kuzmova, J., 167 Page, Richard L., 235 Suzuki, Akira, 17, 187 Paraskevas, Panagiotis G., 197 Pedro, P., 169 Pereirinha, A., 169 Leinid, Matti, 117 Peyrin, F., 311 Liebman, Jerome, 25, 165 Piotrowska, J., 175 Takatsu, Fumimaro, 9, 17, 187 Lin, Dongping, 53 Pons, G., 171 Takeda, Masashi, 301 Longo, A., 175 Préda, Istvan, 168, 263 Takeuchi, Eiji, 225 Lopes, M. G., 169 Prineas, R., 174 Talmon, Jan L., 241 Lorange, Michel, 245, 263 Providéncia, L. H., 166 Tanaka, Minoru, 225 Lui, Charles Y., 91, 347 Prpi¢, Hrvoje, 1 Tedesco, M. A., 173 Luzza, Francesco, 159 Pryor, David B., 131 Teh, Bin Sing, 291 Puras, A., 172 Tejima, T., 174 Thomas, Cecil W., 25 Toivonen, Lauri, 117 Macfarlane, Peter W., 97, 167, 239 Touboul, P., 311 Macieira-Coelho, Eduardo, 125 Ratti, G., 173 Toutouzas, Pavlos K., 197 Madias, John E., 77 Rautaharju, P. M., 172, 174 Trzos, S., 169 Makijarvi, Markku, 117 Real, T., 165 Tsiamis, Eleftherios G., 197 Malecka, L., 175 Reis, C., 175 Tsuda, Makoto, 187 Manabe, Ichiro, 69 Ribeiro, C., 175 Tuna, J. L., 175 Marques, J., 170 Ribeiro, Jorge P., 83 Tysler, M., 167 Mashiba, Hiroto, 69 Richart, C., 155 Matsumoto, Tatsuhiko, 69 Rode, Primoz, 333 Medeiros, Claudio Meirelles, 83 Rodriguez, Michael, 207 Melotova, J., 170 Romano, A., 173 Michaelides, Andreas P., 197 Ross, A., 171 Uijen, G. J. H., 107 Author Index 357 van Oosterom, A., 107 Walczak, F., 175 Wharton, J. Marcus, 235 Vardas, Panos E., 147 Walder, Lon H., 347 Wong, S., 172, 174 Vemmos, Kostas, 147 Waldo, A. L., 165 Vergassola, R., 173 Walker, Stephen J., 291 Yang, Ten-Fang, 97, 167 Vidal, F., 155 Walsh, Jan, 291 Vinolas, X., 171 Watanabe, Masashi, 69 Zago, Alcides J., 83 Visconcelas, N., 170 Watarai, Masato, 187 Zhou, S. H., 172, 174 Vukosavi¢, Duro, | Wei, D., 169 Zigman, Miroslav, | Vyssoulis, Gregory P., 197 Zimerman, Leandro I., 83