[Data base for body surface potential maps of normal populations--normal data base by the Japanese Circulation Society Task Force Committee on Criteria for Body Surface Mapping].

In order to evaluate the normal ranges of the body surface potential maps, data from normal healthy subjects were compiled by the Japanese Circulation Society Task Force Committee on Criteria for Body Surface Mapping (Chairman: Shoji Yasui, Nagoya National Hospital). The subjects met all the following criteria; (1) normal physical findings; (2) no heart or lung diseases; (3) no hypertension (160/90 mmHg); (4) normal 12-lead electrocardiogram; (5) normal chest roentgenogram (may be omitted in children); (6) normal findings in exercise test in subjects 40 years of age or older; and (7) no major morbidity. Body surface mapping data were recorded by use of 87-lead mapping systems, HPM-5100, HPM-6500, and VCM-3000 (Fukuda Denshi, and Chunichi Denshi), or 128-lead mapping systems Cardiovision (Tokyo Technological University-Teijin), and Cardiomap (Gakken). To construct the database, each original set of body surface mapping data was copied to an MS-DOS file. Data recorded by a 128-lead mapping system was transformed into an 87-lead system data. Next, each individual data was transformed into a file of common format with a header containing clinical information, and the onset and offset of each electrocardiographic waves. From these secondary files, mean and standard deviation of each electrocardiographic lead were calculated for instantaneous voltages of P wave, QRS wave, and ST-T; time integrals of P, QRS, and QRST; and ventricular activation time, to subgroups divided age and gender. All these data were stored in a optical disk, and also mean and standard deviation for subgroups were stored in a set of floppy disks.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)