Table 2

Morphological features of the electrocardiograms before (baseline) and after alcohol septal ablation

After ablation
Baseline1 h3 d7 d9 d3 m6 m
Number9999977
Sinus rhythm (n/total)9/98/92-150 8/92-150 8/92-150 7/9 6/7 6/7
New ST elevation (n/total)5/95/95/91/91/70/7
New Q waves (n/total)4/94/94/94/92/72/7
RBBB (n/total)1/92/92/91/92/91/71/7
RBBB + LAH (n/total)0/96/94/95/94/93/73/7
RBBB + LPH (n/total)0/91/90/90/90/90/70/7
Inc RBBB + LAH (n/total)1/90/90/90/90/90/70/7
LBBB (n/total)1/90/91/9§ 1/9§ 1/9§ 1/7§ 1/7§
  • 2-150 One patient with complete heart block; one patient paced and one patient with junctional rhythm, 75/min; one patient paced; §a different patient from at baseline.

  • h, hours; d, days; m, months; inc RBBB, incomplete right bundle branch block; LAH, left anterior hemiblock; LBBB, left bundle branch block; LPH, left posterior hemiblock; RBBB, complete right bundle branch block.