| Usefulness of automatic QT dispersion measurement for detecting exercise-induced myocardial ischemia. | |
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PMID: 19520652 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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OBJECTIVE: The electrocardiographic index of QT dispersion (QTd) is related to the occurrence of arrhythmia. In patients with suspected or known coronary artery disease, QTd may be affected by exercise. We investigated whether QTd that is automatically calculated by a newly developed computer system could be used as a marker of exercise-induced myocardial ischemia. METHODS: The design of this study was prospective and observational. Eighty-three consecutive patients were enrolled in this study. Their QTd was measured at rest and after 3 min of exercise during exercise-stress Thallium-201 scintigraphy and compared with conventional ST-segment changes. The patients were classified into 4 groups (normal group, redistribution group, fixed defect group, redistribution with fixed defect group) based on the result of single photon emission computed tomography. As statistical analysis, one-way ANOVA with post-hoc Scheffe's method, receiver-operating characteristics (ROC) and multiple logistic regression analysis were performed. RESULTS: At rest, QTd was significantly greater (p<0.05) in the fixed defect group (52+/-21 ms) and the redistribution with fixed defect group (53+/-20 ms) than in the normal group (32+/-14 ms) and the redistribution group (31+/-16 ms). However, QTd tended to increase after exercise in the redistribution group, while QTd tended to decrease in the normal group, the fixed defect group, and the redistribution with fixed defect group (QTd after exercise, normal group, 28+/-17 ms, redistribution group, 35+/-19 ms, fixed defect group, 43+/-25 ms, redistribution with fixed defect group, 49+/-27 ms). Exercise significantly increased QTcd (RR interval-corrected QT dispersion) in the redistribution group. The best cut-off values of QTd and QTcd obtained from ROC curves for exercise-induced myocardial ischemia were 41.6 ms and 40.4 ms, respectively (Qtd--AUC 0.68, 95%CI 0.53- 0.83 and QTcd--AUC 0.67, 95%CI 0.55-0.80). Using these values as cut-off ones, QTd, QTcd, and conventional ST-segment change had comparable sensitivities and specificities for detecting exercise-induced myocardial ischemia (sensitivity - 60%, 58% and 49%, respectively;specificity - 78%, 80% and 83%, respectively). In addition, multiple logistic regression analysis showed that QTd (OR=2.01, 95%CI 1.15-4.10, p<0.05), QTcd (OR=2.12, 95% CI 1.02-4.30, p<0.05) and ST-segment change (OR=1.89, 95%CI 1.03-3.40, p<0.05), were the significantly associated with exercise-induced myocardial ischemia. CONCLUSION: QT dispersion and/or QTcd after exercise could be a useful marker for exercise-induced myocardial ischemia in routine clinical practice. |
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Authors:
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Bonpei Takase; Nobuyuki Masaki; Hidemi Hattori; Masayuki Ishihara; Akira Kurita |
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Type: Journal Article |
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Title: Anadolu kardiyoloji dergisi : AKD = the Anatolian journal of cardiology Volume: 9 ISSN: 1308-0032 ISO Abbreviation: Anadolu Kardiyol Derg Publication Date: 2009 Jun |
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Created Date: 2009-06-12 Completed Date: 2009-09-29 Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 101095069 Medline TA: Anadolu Kardiyol Derg Country: Turkey |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 189-95 Citation Subset: IM |
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Department of Intensive Care Medicine, National Defense Medical College, National Defense Medical College Research Institute, Saitama, Japan. bonpeit@ndmc.ac.jp |
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Aged Analysis of Variance Coronary Artery Disease / diagnosis*, physiopathology, radionuclide imaging Electrocardiography* Exercise Test Female Heart Conduction System / physiopathology* Humans Logistic Models Male Middle Aged Myocardial Ischemia / diagnosis*, physiopathology, radionuclide imaging Predictive Value of Tests Prospective Studies ROC Curve Rest Sensitivity and Specificity Thallium Radioisotopes / diagnostic use Tomography, Emission-Computed, Single-Photon |
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0/Thallium Radioisotopes |
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