Subject Index Volume 25, 1992 Page numbers followed by (Abs) denote abstracts from the Eighteenth International Congress on Electrocardiology. Accessory pathway in normal subjects, from stress and fatigue, 333 localization in Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome tachycardia in. See Tachycardia ECG criteria for, 203 ventricular magnetic field mapping in, 143 malignant, repolarization dishomogeneity in (Abs), noninvasive assessment in Wolff-Parkinson-White 250 syndrome (Abs), 248 and mode of death in dilated cardiomyopathy, 295 rate-dependent conduction in phase 3 and phase 4 Artificial intelligence block, 25 in ECG measurements, 167 Action potential Atrial fibrillation duration affecting ST pattern (Abs), 246 atrial volume in (Abs), 244 Ajmaline diagnosis with computerized method, | and Q wave disappearance in lead V,, 253 Atrial flutter Altitude autodecremental pacing in, 339 and exercise tests in young black men, 197 Atrial parasystole Ambulatory monitoring sinus echoes with, 59, 361 day and night heart variability in, 175 Atrial volume in dilated cardiomyopathy, 295 in sinus rhythm and in atrial fibrillation (Abs), 244 heart rate variability in diseases, 79 Atrioventricular block responses to stress and fatigue in normal subjects, 333 second-degree, evaluation of five analyzing systems in, ST depression measurements in silent ischemia, 329 185 Angiography, coronary Atrioventricular tachycardia incessant, catheter ablation of, 65 Holter monitoring of ST depression in, 329 with retrograde block induced by aprindine, 71 Angioplasty, coronary Autodecremental pacing QRS potentials in (Abs), 247 efficacy of, 339 Antegrade conduction Autonoimnic tone in accessory pathway, with phase 3 and phase 4 and variability of QT interval, 9 block, 25 Aprindine and retrograde block during AV nodal reentrant tachycardia, 71 Bayesian methods Arrhythmias in prediction of coronary artery disease, 89 atrial fibrillation Beat-to-beat variability atrial volume in (Abs), 244 and computer interpretation of ECG, 263 diagnosis with computerized method, 1 in QT interval, 9 autodecremental pacing in, 339 Bigeminy, ventricular in hemodialysis patients, 273 five ECG analyzing systems in, 185 in vitro model of conduction in triggered activations, Black men 119 effects of altitude and exercise in, 197 364 Journal of Electrocardiology Vol. 25 No. 4 October 1992 Body surface mapping Coronary angiography in acute non-Q wave infarction (Abs), 245 Holter monitoring of ST depression in, 329 in children (Abs), 245 Coronary angioplasty in prediction of ventricular tachycardia after QRS potentials in (Abs), 247 infarction, 39 Corenary artery disease Bundle branch block prediction with two multivariate methods, 89 and diagnosis of late potentials with fast Fourier and ventricular tachycardia prediction with body transform analysis (Abs), 249 surface potential maps, 39 exercise-induced, 229 left and infarction diagnosis with isointegral maps, 305 Delta wave and mode of death in dilated cardiomyopathy, 295 map patterns in Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome, small variability of QRST integral map in, 315 143 spectro-temporal mapping of (Abs), 243 Diabetes mellitus heart rate variability in, 79 vectorcardiography in (Abs), 244 Calcium Dialysis current in ventricular myocytes affected by TYB-3823, arrhythmias and ECG changes in, 273 53 Duchenne muscular dystrophy and early afterdepolarization in sinoatrial node cells, vectorcardiography in, 345 45 intracellular, in ventricular fibrillation, lidocaine affecting, 221 Early afterdepolarizations Cardiomyopathy conduction of, 119 dilated, prognostic value of ECG variables in, 295 in sinoatrial node cells, 45 Case reports Ejection fraction giant negative U waves in hypokalemia, 163 left ventricular, evaluation with ECG parameters parasystolic exit block, 355 (Abs), 248 shift from left to right axis deviation during ischemia, Exercise testing Pd and bundle branch block induction, 229 Catheter ablation computer analysis in, 101 of incessant atrioventricular tachycardia, 65 and effects of altitude on black men, 197 Chagas disease Holter monitoring of ST depression in, 329 and fast Fourier transform analysis for diagnosis of and postinfarction QTc changes (Abs), 243 late potentials in bundle branch block (Abs), 249 and Q wave disappearance in lead V, after ajmaline, Children 233 body surface mapping in (Abs), 245 shift from left to right axis deviation in, 237 Computed tomography significance of postinfarction stress test ST elevation ultrafast, for atrial volume measurements (Abs), 244 (Abs), 250 Computer use and two multivariate methods to predict coronary action potential duration affecting ST pattern in heart artery disease, 89 model (Abs), 247 Exit block in atrial fibrillation diagnosis, 1 parasystolic, 355 and CADENZA in prediction of coronary artery disease, 89 digital filtering of vector QRS complex, 111 Fasciculoventricular Mahaim fiber evaluation of MEANS program stability, 263 conduction through, 253 in exercise ECG analysis, 101 Fast Fourier transform analysis five analyzing systems in AV block, 185 for late potentials diagnosis in bundle branch block left ventricular hypertrophy model (Abs), 247 (Abs), 249 model of cycle length effects on refractory periods, Fatigue 287 and arrhythmias in normal subjects, 333 neural networks in, 167 Fibrillation time-insensitive predictive instrument for early atrial diagnosis of infarction (Abs), 245 atrial volume in (Abs), 244 Conduction diagnosis with computerized method, 1 in accessory pathway. See Accessory pathway ventricular, lidocaine affecting intracellular calcium in, concealed, of sinus impulses, 355 221 of early afterdepolarizations, 119 Flutter through fasciculoventricular Mahaim fiber, 253 autodecremental pacing in, 339 Subject Index 365 Heart block Magnetic field mapping, 129. See also QRST integral bundle branch. See Bundle branch block maps five analyzing systems in AV block, 185 in Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome, 143 left anterior hemiblock in exercise-induced ischemia, Mahaim fiber 237 fasciculoventricular, conduction through, 253 phase 3 and 4, in accessory pathway, 25 Multivariate analysis Heart failure in prediction of coronary artery disease, 89 death from, ECG predictors in dilated Muscular dystrophy cardiomyopathy, 295 Duchenne type, vectorcardiography in, 345 heart rate variability in, 79 Myocardial infarction Heart rate acute non-Q wave, body surface mapping in (Abs), and QT interval variability, 9 245 variability of anterior, disappearance of Q waves in, angiographic day and night values in, 175 characteristics of (Abs), 249 in diabetics and in heart disease, 79 detection with isointegral maps in left bundle branch Hemiblock block, 305 left anterior, in exercise-induced ischemia, 237 early diagnosis with time—insensitive predictive Hemodialysis instrument (Abs), 245 arrhythmias and ECG changes in, 273 and ECG evaluation of reperfusion therapy, 281 Holter monitoring. See Ambulatory monitoring iso-integral magnetic field mapping in, 129 Hyperkalemia and postexercise changes of QTc interval (Abs), 243 ECG changes in, 215 and significance of stress test ST elevation (Abs), 250 Hypertension size determination with QRST iso-integral maps (Abs), hypokalemia with, giant negative U waves in, 163 244 Hypertrophy, left ventricular size estimation with QRS scoring system, 19 computer model of (Abs), 247 and ventricular tachycardia prediction with body and estimation of myocardial infarct size, 19 surface potential maps, 39 signal-averaged ECG in, 111 and vectorcardiography in diabetes (Abs), 244 Hypokalemia giant negative U waves in, 163 Neural networks Hypoxia in classifications of ST-T segments, 167 and exercise tests in young black men, 197 Nomenclature of myocardial subdivisions and editorial policy for terminology, 157 recommendations for, 161 Infarction. See Myocardial infarction Ischemic heart disease heart rate variability in, 79 Pacing Holter-detected ST depression in silent ischemia, 329 autodecremental, 339 Isointegral maps. See QRST integral maps drive cycle length in, and ventricular tachycardia, 33 ventricular, epicardial spread of excitation in (Abs), 250 Late potentials Parasystole diagnosis with fast Fourier transform analysis in atrial, with sinus echoes, 59, 361 bundle branch block (Abs), 249 ventricular Letters to the Editor case report of exit block with, 355 intermittent atrial parasystole, 361 five ECG analyzing systems in, 185 macroscopic source strength in cardiac cellular relation between coupling interval and R-R interval activation models, 75 in (Abs), 246 Lidocaine Potassium and intracellular calcium in ventricular fibrillation, ECG changes in hyperkalemia, 215 221 giant negative U waves in hypokalemia, 163 Logistic regression analysis Power spectrum in prediction of coronary artery disease, 89 in atrial fibrillation diagnosis, | Programmed stimulation and pacing cycle length affecting ventricular Magnesium tachycardia, 33 and early afterdepolarization in sinoatrial node cells, Purkinje fibers 45 conduction of early afterdepolarizations in, 119 366 Journal of Electrocardiology Vol. 25 No. 4 October 1992 Q wave disappearance ST-T segment in anterior infarction, angiographic characteristics of classification with neural networks, 167 (Abs), 249 ischemic depression in shift from left to right axis in lead V, after ajmaline, 253 deviation, 237 QRS complex Stress filtered voltage related to left ventricular mass, 111 and arrhythmias in normal subjects, 333 QRS interval Strontium changes in coronary angioplasty (Abs), 247 and early afterdepolarization in sinoatrial node cells, QRS scoring system 45 for myocardial infarct size, 19 Sudden death QRST integral maps in dilated cardiomyopathy, and predictive value of in determination of infarct size (Abs), 244 ECG variables, 295 in left ventricular dysfunction assessment, 305 small variability of, 315 QT interval Tachycardia beat-to-beat variability of, 9 atrioventricular QTc interval incessant, catheter ablation of, 65 postinfarction changes with exercise (Abs), 243 nodal reentrant, with retrograde block induced by aprindine, 71 and cycle length effects on refractory periods, 287 ventricular Refractoriness autodecremental pacing in, 339 and cumulative effects of cycle length, 287 iso-integral magnetic field mapping in, 129 Repolarization, ventricular pacing drive cycle length affecting, 33 dishomogeneity in malignant arrhythmias (Abs), 250 prediction with body surface potential maps, 39 variability in duration of, 9 Terminology for myocardial subdivisions editorial policy for, 157 Retrograde conduction recommendations for, 161 in accessory pathway, with phase 3 and phase 4 Thallium scans block, 25 and exercise-induced bundle branch block, 229 RR interval Thoracic geometry beat-to-beat variability of, 9 standard model of (Abs), 248 relation to coupling interval in ventricular parasystole Thrombolytic therapy (Abs), 246 and ECG evaluation of myocardial reperfusion, 281 RT interval Trigeminy beat-to-beat variability of, 9 atrial parasystolic, with sinus echoes, 59, 361 ventricular, five ECG analyzing systems in, 185 TYB-3823 affecting calcium current in ventricular myocytes, 53 Selvester QRS scoring system for myocardial infarct size, 19 Signal-averaged ECG U waves high-frequency analysis of, 111 giant negative, in hypertension with hypokalemia, Sinoatrial node cells 163 early afterdepolarizations in, 45 Sinus echoes with atrial parasystole, 59, 361 Vectorcardiography Sinus impulses in diabetes mellitus (Abs), 244 concealed conduction of, exit block from, 355 in Duchenne muscular dystrophy, 345 Spectral analysis filtered QRS voltage related to left ventricular mass, of variability in QT interval, 9 11] Spectro-temporal mapping of left ventricular hypertrophy in computer model of lefi bundle branch block (Abs), 243 (Abs), 247 ST-segment Ventricles action potential duration affecting (Abs), 246 conduction of early afterdepolarizations in muscle, elevation of 119 in postinfarction stress test, significance of (Abs), dysfunction assessment of LV with QRST iso-integral 250 maps, 305 thrombolytic therapy affecting, 281 epicardial spread of excitation during pacing (Abs), validation of Holter-recorded depression in, 323 250 Subject Index 367 evaluation of LV ejection fraction with ECG Voltage clamp studies parameters (Abs), 248 of TYB-3823 effects on calcium current in ventricular hypertrophy of. See Hypertrophy, left ventricular myocytes, 53 preexcitation site localization by magnetic field mapping, 143 Wenckebach periodicity repolarization of in second-degree AV block, diagnosis with computer dishomogeneity in malignant arrhythmias (Abs), programs, 185 250 Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome variability in duration of, 9 accessory pathway localization in, ECG criteria for, Ventricular parasystole 203 five ECG analyzing systems in, 185 magnetic field mapping in, 143 relation between coupling interval and R-R interval in noninvasive assessment of accessory pathway in (Abs), 246 (Abs), 248 Ventricular tachycardia. See Tachycardia, ventricular small variability of QRST integral maps in, 315 Author Index Volume 25, 1992 Abildskov, J. A., 287 Daming, Wei, 246 Harumi, Kenichi, 246 Adachi, Masayoshi, 244, 305, 315 De Ambroggi, L., 250 Hasin, Yonathan, 339 Alves, M., 250 de Padua, F., 243 Hatala, Robert, 247 Antolini, Renzo, 9 Decoster, H., 243 Hayashi, Hiroshi, 244, 253, 305, Arisi, Giorgio, 250 Detrano, Robert, 89 315 Devine, Brian, 167 Hendler, N., 237 Diamond, George A., 89 Henkin, Robert, 229 Dionisio, I., 243, 250 Hiejima, Kazumasa, 71 Bando, Hiroyuki, 203 Domae, Akira, 185 Hinohara, Tomoaki, 281 Bar-Khayim, Yaacov, 273 Donnelly, Thomas M., 111 Hirai, Makoto, 244, 305, 315 Barducci, E., 244 Duval, Robert D., 89 Hirao, Kenzou, 71 Bayes de Luna, A., 249 Hiromasa, Shuichi, 119 Berkhof, M., 243 Hisatome, Ichiro, 53 Berkovits, Barouch V., 339 Horowitz, Steven F., 333 Bertoni, T., 250 Edenbrandt, Lars, 167 Howe, Catherine M., 19 Bilgere, Brian, 101 Elliott, Phil, 129 Hsu, Kwan-Lih, 39 Bobbio, Marco, 89 Bolinska, H., 248 Bonamini, Rodolfo, 9 Borgioni, L., 244 Fletcher, Ross D., 65 Ichihara, Yoshio, 244, 305, 315 Bray, Bruce, 323 Florek, Robert C., 33 Ide, Michiru, 163 Francque, L., 243 Ideker, Raymond E., 19 Freye, Christopher J., 19 Ikeda, Noriaki, 185 Friedman, Peter L., 71 Inomata, Fumitake, 244 Cairns, Charles B., 245 Fujiki, Akira, 25 Inoue, Hiroshi, 246 Cantinho, G., 243, 250 Furuta, Tatsuji, 249 Ishihara, Tadayuki, 345 Ishikawa, Kyozo, 345 Cantor, A., 237 Caralis, Dennis G., 101 Iwa, Takashi, 203 Carvalho, M., 243, 250 Izumi, Koichi, 59, 362 Cattarini, G., 244 Garcia-Alves, Mario, 243 Ceranka, S., 248 Gardner, Martin J., 129 Chaitman, Bernard R., 101 Geselowitz, David B., 75 Charlebois, Paul, 129 Goldman, Martin E., 333 Kanemoto, Nariaki, 163 Chiang, Fu-Tien, 39 Gomes, Joseph, 333 Karasik, Pamela, 65 Chiku, Kazuo, 215 Goto, Yuichiro, 163 Katila, Toivo, 143 Cianfrocca, Cinzia, 295 Gotsman, Mervyn S., 175, 339 Kinoshita, Shinji, 361 Clemmensen, Peter, 281 Gotti, G., 244 Klersy, C., 250 Connery, Sean M., 197 Grande, Peer, 281 Kligfield, Paul, 111 Costa, B. B., 250 Grasso, Renato, 9 Kondo, Kazumasa, 305, 315 Cristal, N., 237 Gregory, Gavin, 197 Kornreich, Fred, 245 Critelli, Giuseppe, 295 Guindo, J., 249 Kors, Jan A., 263 370 Journal of Electrocardiology Vol. 25 No. 4 October 1992 Kotake, Hiroshi, 53 Nassar, Hisham, 339 Selvester, Ronald H. Startt, 19, 157, Kupersmith, Joel, 119 Negroni, M. S., 250 161 Kurata, Yasutaka, 53 Nenonen, Jukka, 143 Shapira, Oz M., 273 Kurita, Akira, 79 Niemann, James T., 245 Sharp, Sally D., 323 Kuwahara, Masayoshi, 215 Nieminen, Markku S., 143 Shaw, Leslee, 101 Nigri, Antonio, 295 Shenasa, Mohammad, 247 Nishioka, Toshihiko, 79 Shiga, Yukio, 249 Nollo, Giandomenico, 9 Shiono, Toyohisa, 215 Lacerda, A. P., 243, 250 Noritake, Masayuki, 79 Shirataka, Masuo, 185 Laks, Michael M., 245 Nozaki, Akira, 246 Siltanen, Pentti, 143 Lant, John, 129 Slocum, Janet, | Leini6, Matti, 143 Snoeck, J., 243 Li, Zhen-Yuan, 119 Solomon, Allen, 65 Liebman, Jerome, 245 Okada, Fumihilo, 361 Speranza, Giorgio, 9 Lin, Fang-Yue, 39 Okazaki, Osamu, 246 Stack, Nancy C., 19 Lo, Huey-Ming, 39 Okin, Peter M., 111 Stamler, Jonathan S., 333 Luria, Myron H., 175 Okishige, Kaoru, 71 Stefenelli, Thomas, 221 Lux, Robert L., 287 Oreto, Giuseppe, 355 Stocke, Karen, 101 Osvald, R., 247 Stroink, Gerhard, 129 Sugano, Shigeru, 215 Sugimoto, Tsuneaki, 246 Mashiba, Hiroto, 53 Survila, L., 248 Macchi, Emilio, 250 Suzuki, Akira, 244, 305, 315 Padua, F., 250 Macfarlane, Peter W., 167 Suzuki, Fumio, 71 Palisaitis, Donald, 247 Macieira-Coelho, E., 243, 250 Suzuki, Humio, 71 Palmieri, M., 244 Madoery, C., 249 Swartz, John F., 65 Parker, Thomas S., 111 Magid, Norman M., 111 Swiryn, Steven, | Parmley, William W., 221 Magris, R., 244 Szathmary, V., 247 Pearl, William, 197 Mahler, Yona, 175 Pelliccia, Francesco, 295 Makijarvi, Markku, 143 Pieper, Karen S., 281 Maldonado, Claudio, 119 Plonsey, Robert, 76 Mangiardi, Lucia, 9 Pollack, Arthur, 339 Taccardi, Bruno, 250 Mann, David E., 33 Pracka, H., 248 Takase, Bonpei, 79 Maruyama, Toshiharu, 79 Préda, Istvan, 247 Takatsu, Fumimaro, 249, 305 Mason, Jay W., 323 Tani, Masanao, 25 Mastrobuoni, G., 244 Terazawa, Tetsuro, 305 Matsuoka, Satoshi, 53 Thomas, C. W., 245 Matza, Deborah, 333 Miyagawa, Masahito, 345 Rautaharju, Pentti M., 245 Toivonen, Lauri, 143 Miyaguchi, Kazuhiko, 253 Reiter, Michael J., 33 Tomita, Yasushi, 244, 305, 315 Tracy, Cynthia M., 65 Miyahara, Hideo, 185 Romberg, D., 248 Tseng, Chuen-Den, 39 Miyamae, Shun-ichi, 45 Rudy, Y., 245 Tseng, Yung-Zu, 39 Miyamoto, Jiro, 53 Ruta, J., 248 Mizumaki, Koichi, 25 Ruttkay-Nedecky, I., 247 Tsubone, Hirokazu, 215 Tsubota, Makoto, 203 Mizuno, Kyoichi, 79 Tsuya, Tsuneo, 345 Montague, Terrence J., 245 Tsuzuki, Jitsuki, 253 Monteiro, F., 243 Montonen, Juha, 143 Sahakian, Alan, 1 Moran, John F., 229 Saito, Hidehiko, 305, 315 Moratti, P., 244 Sapoznikov, Dan, 175 Morise, Anthony P., 89 Sasayama, Shigetake, 25 Uehata, Akimi, 79 Murakawa, Yuji, 246 Sato, Toshiro, 185 Satullo, Gaetano, 355 Savard, Pierre, 247 Sevilla, Dorina C., 281 Vaicekavicius, E., 248 Nadeau, Réginald, 247 Sawada, Yoshihiro, 53 van Bemmel, Jan H., 263 Nagasaka, Makoto, 315 Scanlon, Patrick J., 229 van Herpen, Gerard, 263 Nagayoshi, Hirokazu, 79 Scimone, Ignazio M., 355 van Oosterom, Adriaan, 76 Nakamura, Haruo, 79 Scurlock, Bruce, 229 Verherstraeten, M., 243 Nakayama, Kohji, 163 Selker, Harry P., 245 Vinolas, X., 249 Author Index 371 Wagner, Galen S., 19, 281 Wranicz, J. K., 248 Younis, Liwa, 101 Wagner, Nancy B., 19, 281 Wu, Shao T., 221 Yuan, Shiwen, 203 Waksman, Ron, 339 Wu, Teh-Lu, 39 Wallerson, Donald C., 111 Wang, Paul J., 71 Watarai, Masato, 249 Zareba, W., 249 Weisman, Idelle M., 197 Zeballos, R. Jorge, 197 Wiens, Robert D., 101 Yokota, Mitsuhiro, 253 Zee-Cheng, Christopher, 119 Wierzbicka, M., 248 Yoshida, Shigeki, 25 Zielinska, M., 248 Wikman-Coffelt, Joan, 221 Yotsukura, Masayuki, 345 Zilio, G., 244