Prognostic significance of inverse spatial QRS-T angle circadian pattern in myocardial infarction survivors

Journal of Electrocardiology
Georgios GiannopoulosChristodoulos Stefanadis

Abstract

We investigated the predictive value of the spatial QRS-T angle (QRSTA) circadian variation in myocardial infarction (MI) patients. Analyzing 24-hour recordings (SEER MC, GE Marquette) from 151 MI patients (age 63 +/- 12.7), the QRSTA was computed in derived XYZ leads. QRS-T angle values were compared between daytime and night time. The end point was cardiac death or life-threatening ventricular arrhythmia in 1 year. Overall, QRSTA was slightly higher during the day vs. the night (91 degrees vs. 87 degrees, P = .005). However, 33.8% of the patients showed an inverse diurnal QRSTA variation (higher values at night), which was correlated to the outcome (P = .001, odds ratio 6.7). In multivariate analysis, after entering all factors exhibiting univariate trend towards significance, inverse QRSTA circadian pattern remained significant (P = .036). Inverse QRSTA circadian pattern was found to be associated with adverse outcome (22.4%) in MI patients, whereas a normal pattern was associated (96%) with a favorable outcome.

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Apr 21, 2009·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·Polychronis DilaverisChristodoulos Stefanadis
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