title: Usefulness of single-bolus adenosine test for confirming sinus node dysfunction and correlation with atrial overdrive suppression test.
abstract: We prospectively studied 42 consecutive patients who had symptomatic sinus node dysfunction and 17 age-matched controls by measuring maximal and corrected maximal sinus node recovery times with an atrial overdrive suppression test and single-bolus adenosine administration (0.15 mg/kg). We found a positive correlation between the 2 methods, with reasonably good sensitivity, specificity, and predictive accuracy.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Jih-Min
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.forename: Jiunn-Lee
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.forename: Ling-Ping
authors.initials: LP
authors.lastname: Lai
authors.forename: Shoei K Stephen
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Huang
mesh_terms: D000241:Adenosine / Q000008:administration & dosage; D000368:Aged; D001146:Arrhythmia, Sinus / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005260:Female; D006339:Heart Rate / Q000187:drug effects*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity
chemical_list: D000241:Adenosine