| The J wave and fragmented QRS complexes in inferior leads associated with sudden cardiac death in patients with chronic heart failure. | |
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PMID: 22308082 Owner: NLM Status: Publisher |
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AimsTo investigate the relationship between electrocardiogram (ECG) parameters [J wave, fragmented QRS (fQRS), QTc, the peak-to-end interval of T wave (Tp-Te)], and sudden cardiac death (SCD) in chronic heart failure (CHF).Methods and resultsThe ECGs of 1570 CHF patients, 572 cases with dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) and 998 cases with ischaemic cardiomyopathy (ICM) were analysed with the endpoint being an SCD or non-SCD (NSCD). During a median follow-up period of 36 months (0.40-65 months), 438 (27.89%) patients died, of which 158 (35.84%) were SCD. Overall, the occurrence of J wave, fQRS, and long Tp-Te were greater in SCD patients than that of NSCD patients (all P< 0.01). For DCM cases, more SCD patients had J waves observed in the inferior leads than that in the NSCD group (26.78 vs. 13.07%, P<0.001). However, ICM cases with SCD did have more fQRS in the inferior leads than that with NSCD (42.16 vs. 26.67%, P= 0.01). After adjusting for other risk factors, Cox regression analysis revealed that presence of J wave or fQRS in the inferior leads predicted a higher risk for SCD in DCM [hazard ratio (HR), 4.095; 95% confidence interval (CI), 2.132-7.863] and ICM (HR, 2.714; 95% CI, 1.809-4.072) patients. A left ventricular ejection fraction ≤30% also predicted SCD and NSCD in DCM and ICM patients. In contrast, the predictive value of QTc and Tp-Te for SCD was not significant.ConclusionsPresence of J wave or fQRS in the inferior leads predicted higher risk of SCD in DCM and ICM patients and might serve as independent predictors for SCD in patients with CHF. |
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Juanhui Pei; Ning Li; Yonghong Gao; Zengwu Wang; Xian Li; Yinhui Zhang; Jingzhou Chen; Ping Zhang; Kejiang Cao; Jielin Pu |
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Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE Date: 2012-2-2 |
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Title: Europace : European pacing, arrhythmias, and cardiac electrophysiology : journal of the working groups on cardiac pacing, arrhythmias, and cardiac cellular electrophysiology of the European Society of Cardiology Volume: - ISSN: 1532-2092 ISO Abbreviation: - Publication Date: 2012 Feb |
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Created Date: 2012-2-6 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 100883649 Medline TA: Europace Country: - |
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Languages: ENG Pagination: - Citation Subset: - |
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1State Key Laboratory of Translational Cardiovascular Medicine, Fuwai Hospital & Cardiovascular Institute, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, 167 Bei-Li-Shi Road, Xi-Cheng District, Beijing 100037, China. |
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