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Kapıcı OB, Abuş S, Ayhan S, Koparal M, Kaya H. Comparison of frontal QRS-T angle of patients with nasal septal deviation with healthy controls. BMC Cardiovasc Disord 2023; 23:415. [PMID: 37612611 PMCID: PMC10464060 DOI: 10.1186/s12872-023-03421-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2023] [Accepted: 07/30/2023] [Indexed: 08/25/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND This study compares frontal QRS-T angle (fQRS-T) in electrocardiogram (ECG) examinations of people with nasal septal deviation (NSD) with healthy controls (HC). METHODS Eighty-two patients whom a radiologist with paranasal computed tomography definitively diagnosed with NSD were included in the study. 101 individuals without NSD were selected as HC. RESULTS Compared to the HC group, the fQRS-T in was considerably wider in patients with NSD (p < .001). According to Spearman correlation analysis, fQRS-T and NSD angle, and platelet lymphocyte ratio (PLR) were significantly correlated (p = .021, p < .001, and p = .003, respectively). In linear regression analysis where the fQRS-T was taken as a dependent variable, NSD angle and PLR predicted the fQRS-T significantly and positively (F(5.76) = 8.451, R2 = 0.357, Adjusted R2 = 0.315 and p < .001). CONCLUSION In this study, fQRS-T was significantly higher in patients with NSD. In future studies, fQRS-T can be compared before and after septoplasty in NSD patients.
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- Olga Bayar Kapıcı
- Department of Radiology, Adiyaman University Education and Research Hospital, Adiyaman, Turkey.
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- Department of Cardiology, Adiyaman University Education and Research Hospital, Adiyaman, Turkey
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- Department of Cardiology, Adiyaman University Education and Research Hospital, Adiyaman, Turkey
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Adiyaman University Education and Research Hospital, Adiyaman, Turkey
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- Department of Cardiology, Adiyaman University Education and Research Hospital, Adiyaman, Turkey
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Effects of Septoplasty on Tp-e Interval and Tp-e/QT Ratio in Patients With Nasal Septal Deviation. J Craniofac Surg 2020; 31:91-94. [PMID: 31469741 DOI: 10.1097/scs.0000000000005890] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVES There are multiple nasal airway pathologies leading to upper airway obstruction, and one of the most common ones is nasal septum deviation (NSD). Our study aimed to evaluate the effect of nasal septal surgery in patients with NSD on ventricular arrhythmogenesis using the novel electrocardiographic parameters, Tp-e interval, and Tp-e/QT ratio. METHODS This retrospective cross-sectional study included 102 consecutive patients diagnosed with NSD. All participants completed a validated outcomes instrument (the NOSE scale), echocardiographic and electrocardiographic evaluation before and 3 months after septoplasty. The degree of nasal septal deviation was evaluated with the Dreher classification. RESULTS All of the electrocardiography parameters (except heart rate and QTmin) were significantly decreased with the septoplasty operation. Electrocardiographic parameters have significantly decreased especially in marked NSD patients. (Δ = difference between the preoperative and postoperative values) ΔNOSE was positively correlated both ΔcTp-e (r = 0.348, P < .001) and ΔcTp-e/QT values (r = 0.536, P < .001). CONCLUSION Consequently, marked NSD was associated with increased risk of arrhythmogenesis, which were too much improved after septoplasty. So, treatment of especially marked NSD not only reduces otolaryngological complaints, but also leads to improvement of ventricular repolarization parameters.
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Sleep-disordered breathing in heart failure: The state of the art after the SERVE-HF trial. Rev Port Cardiol 2017; 36:859-867. [PMID: 29162360 DOI: 10.1016/j.repc.2017.06.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2016] [Revised: 05/14/2017] [Accepted: 06/18/2017] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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Heart failure (HF) is one of the most prevalent conditions worldwide and despite therapeutic advances, its prognosis remains poor. Among the multiple comorbidities in HF, sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) is frequent and worsens the prognosis. Preliminary observational studies suggested that treatment of SDB could modify the prognosis of HF, and the issue has gained importance in recent years. The diagnosis of SDB is expensive, slow and suboptimal, and there is thus a need for screening devices that are easier to use and validated in this population. The first-line treatment involves optimization of medical therapy for heart failure. Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) is used in patients who mainly suffer from obstructive sleep apnea. In patients with predominantly central sleep apnea, CPAP is not sufficient and adaptive servo-ventilation (ASV), despite promising results in observational studies, showed no benefit in patients with symptomatic HF and reduced ejection fraction in the SERVE-HF randomized trial; on the contrary, there was unexpectedly increased mortality in the ASV group compared to controls, and so ASV is contraindicated in these patients, calling into question the definition and pathogenesis of SDB and risk stratification in these patients. There are many gaps in the evidence, and so further research is needed to better understand this issue: definitions, simple screening methods, and whether and how to treat SDB in patients with HF.
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Carmo J, Araújo I, Marques F, Fonseca C. Sleep-disordered breathing in heart failure: The state of the art after the SERVE-HF trial. REVISTA PORTUGUESA DE CARDIOLOGIA (ENGLISH EDITION) 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.repce.2017.06.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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Fox H, Bitter T, Horstkotte D, Oldenburg O. Sleep-Disordered Breathing and Arrhythmia in Heart Failure Patients. Sleep Med Clin 2017; 12:229-241. [PMID: 28477777 DOI: 10.1016/j.jsmc.2017.01.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Heart failure (HF) treatment remains complex and challenging, with current recommendations aiming at consideration and treatment of comorbidities in patients with HF. Sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) and arrhythmia come into play, as both are associated with quality of life deterioration, and morbidity and mortality increase in patients with HF. Interactions of these diseases are versatile and may appear intransparent in daily practice. Nevertheless, because of their importance for patients' condition and prognosis, SDB and arrhythmia individually, but also through interaction on one another, necessitate attention, following the fact that treatment is requested and desired considering latest research findings and outcomes.
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- Henrik Fox
- Clinic for Cardiology, Herz- und Diabeteszentrum NRW, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Georgstr. 11, D-32545 Bad Oeynhausen, Germany.
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- Clinic for Cardiology, Herz- und Diabeteszentrum NRW, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Georgstr. 11, D-32545 Bad Oeynhausen, Germany
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- Clinic for Cardiology, Herz- und Diabeteszentrum NRW, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Georgstr. 11, D-32545 Bad Oeynhausen, Germany
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- Clinic for Cardiology, Herz- und Diabeteszentrum NRW, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Georgstr. 11, D-32545 Bad Oeynhausen, Germany
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Lewek J, Ptaszynski P, Klingenheben T, Cygankiewicz I. The clinical value of T-wave alternans derived from Holter monitoring. Europace 2016; 19:529-534. [DOI: 10.1093/europace/euw292] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2016] [Accepted: 08/19/2016] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Sakamoto S, Takagi M, Kakihara J, Hayashi Y, Doi A, Sugioka K, Yoshiyama M. The utility of T-wave alternans during the morning in the summer for the risk stratification of patients with Brugada syndrome. Heart Vessels 2016; 32:341-351. [PMID: 27480879 DOI: 10.1007/s00380-016-0882-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2016] [Accepted: 07/22/2016] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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The prognostic value of the seasonal variations of T-wave alternans (TWA) and heart rate variability (HRV), and the seasonal distribution of ventricular fibrillation (VF) in Brugada syndrome (Br-S) is unknown. We assessed the utility of seasonal variations in TWA and HRV for risk stratification in Br-S using a 24-h multichannel Holter electrocardiogram (24-M-ECG). We enrolled 81 patients with Br-S (grouped according to their history of VF, n = 12; syncope, n = 8; no symptoms, n = 61) who underwent 24-M-ECG in all four seasons. Precordial electrodes were attached to the third (3L-V2) and fourth (4L-V2, 4L-V5) intercostal spaces. We determined the maximum TWA (max-TWA) values and calculated HRV during night and morning time periods for all seasons. During a follow-up period of 5.8 ± 2.8 years, 11 patients experienced new VF episodes and there was a peak in new VF episodes in the summer. The VF group had the greatest 3L-V2 max-TWA value during morning time in the summer among the three groups and showed higher 3L-V2 max-TWA value than in the other seasons. The cutoff value for the 3L-V2 max-TWA during morning time in the summer was determined to be 42 µV using ROC analysis (82 % sensitivity, 74 % specificity; p = 0.0006). Multivariate analysis revealed that a 3L-V2 max-TWA value ≥42 µV during morning time in the summer and previous VF episodes were predictors of future VF episodes. The 3L-V2 max-TWA value during morning time in the summer may be a useful predictor of future VF episodes in Br-S.
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- Shogo Sakamoto
- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Osaka City University Graduate School of Medicine, 1-4-3 Asahimachi, Abeno-ku, Osaka, 545-8585, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Osaka City University Graduate School of Medicine, 1-4-3 Asahimachi, Abeno-ku, Osaka, 545-8585, Japan.
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Osaka City University Graduate School of Medicine, 1-4-3 Asahimachi, Abeno-ku, Osaka, 545-8585, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Osaka City University Graduate School of Medicine, 1-4-3 Asahimachi, Abeno-ku, Osaka, 545-8585, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Osaka City University Graduate School of Medicine, 1-4-3 Asahimachi, Abeno-ku, Osaka, 545-8585, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Osaka City University Graduate School of Medicine, 1-4-3 Asahimachi, Abeno-ku, Osaka, 545-8585, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Osaka City University Graduate School of Medicine, 1-4-3 Asahimachi, Abeno-ku, Osaka, 545-8585, Japan
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Quantitative T-wave alternans analysis for sudden cardiac death risk assessment and guiding therapy: answered and unanswered questions. J Electrocardiol 2016; 49:429-38. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jelectrocard.2016.02.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/10/2015] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Mansukhani MP, Wang S, Somers VK. Sleep, death, and the heart. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2015; 309:H739-49. [PMID: 26188022 DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.00285.2015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/21/2015] [Accepted: 07/13/2015] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Obstructive and central sleep apnea have been associated with increased risk of adverse cardiovascular events and mortality. Sympathetic dysregulation occurring as a result of the respiratory disturbance is thought to play a role in this increased risk. Sleep apnea increases the risk of arrhythmias, myocardial ischemia/infarction, stroke, and heart failure, all of which may increase mortality risk. A higher incidence of nocturnal arrhythmias, cardiac ischemia, and sudden death has been noted in subjects with sleep-disordered breathing (SDB). In this review, the association between SDB and each of these conditions is discussed, as well as the potential mechanisms underlying these risks and the effects of treatment of SDB. Particular emphasis is placed on the relationship between SDB and nocturnal atrial and ventricular arrhythmias, myocardial ischemia/infarction and sudden death.
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- Meghna P Mansukhani
- Sleep Medicine, Affiliated Community Medical Centers, Willmar, Minnesota; and
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- Division of Cardiovascular Diseases, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
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- Division of Cardiovascular Diseases, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
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Sakamoto S, Takagi M, Tatsumi H, Doi A, Sugioka K, Hanatani A, Yoshiyama M. Utility of T-wave alternans during night time as a predictor for ventricular fibrillation in patients with Brugada syndrome. Heart Vessels 2015; 31:947-56. [PMID: 25989739 DOI: 10.1007/s00380-015-0692-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2015] [Accepted: 05/08/2015] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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The prognostic value of T-wave alternans (TWA) during the night time in patients with Brugada syndrome (Br-S) remains unknown. We assessed TWA for risk stratification using 24-h multichannel Holter electrocardiogram (24-M-ECG) in Br-S. We enrolled 129 patients with Br-S [grouped according to histories of ventricular fibrillation (VF), n = 16; syncope, n = 10; or no symptoms (asymptomatic), n = 103] and 11 controls. Precordial electrodes were attached to the third (3L-V1, 3L-V2) and fourth (4L-V1, 4L-V2 and 4L-V5) intercostal spaces. We measured the values of maximum TWA (max-TWA) during the night time (12 a.m.-6 a.m.) and the day time (12 p.m.-6 p.m.) and calculated parameters of heart rate variability. Compared to the asymptomatic and control groups, the VF and syncope groups showed significantly greater 3L-V2 max-TWA during the night time. The cutoff value for the 3L-V2 max-TWA during the night time was determined as 20 µV (sensitivity 94 % and specificity 48 %; p = 0.01). Multivariate analysis revealed that 3L-V2 max-TWA during the night time ≥20 µV and previous VF episodes were independent predictors of future VF episodes. During a mean follow-up period of 68 ± 37 months, 16 patients experienced VF episodes. The incidence of VF episodes was the highest during the night time (p < 0.001). The 3L-V2 max-TWA during the night time may be a useful predictor for VF episodes in patients with Br-S.
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- Shogo Sakamoto
- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Osaka City University Graduate School of Medicine, 1-4-3 Asahimachi, Abeno-ku, Osaka, 545-8585, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Osaka City University Graduate School of Medicine, 1-4-3 Asahimachi, Abeno-ku, Osaka, 545-8585, Japan.
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Osaka City University Graduate School of Medicine, 1-4-3 Asahimachi, Abeno-ku, Osaka, 545-8585, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Osaka City University Graduate School of Medicine, 1-4-3 Asahimachi, Abeno-ku, Osaka, 545-8585, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Osaka City University Graduate School of Medicine, 1-4-3 Asahimachi, Abeno-ku, Osaka, 545-8585, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Osaka City University Graduate School of Medicine, 1-4-3 Asahimachi, Abeno-ku, Osaka, 545-8585, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Osaka City University Graduate School of Medicine, 1-4-3 Asahimachi, Abeno-ku, Osaka, 545-8585, Japan
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Bitter T, Fox H, Gaddam S, Horstkotte D, Oldenburg O. Sleep-Disordered Breathing and Cardiac Arrhythmias. Can J Cardiol 2015; 31:928-34. [PMID: 26037822 DOI: 10.1016/j.cjca.2015.04.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/09/2014] [Revised: 04/27/2015] [Accepted: 04/27/2015] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Over the past few years sleep-disordered breathing has been identified as an important factor in arrhythmogenesis and a potential target of therapy to prevent cardiac arrhythmias in selected patients. In this review we highlight the role of obstructive sleep apnea and Cheyne-Stokes respiration in the pathophysiology of arrhythmias, address their clinical effect in supraventricular and ventricular tachyarrhythmias, and in conduction disturbances, and address the role of current treatment options for sleep-disordered breathing in the primary and secondary prevention of arrhythmic events.
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- Thomas Bitter
- Department of Cardiology, Heart and Diabetes Center North Rhine-Westphalia, Ruhr University Bochum, Bad Oeynhausen, Germany.
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- Department of Cardiology, Heart and Diabetes Center North Rhine-Westphalia, Ruhr University Bochum, Bad Oeynhausen, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, Heart and Diabetes Center North Rhine-Westphalia, Ruhr University Bochum, Bad Oeynhausen, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, Heart and Diabetes Center North Rhine-Westphalia, Ruhr University Bochum, Bad Oeynhausen, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, Heart and Diabetes Center North Rhine-Westphalia, Ruhr University Bochum, Bad Oeynhausen, Germany
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Deogire A, Hamde S. Effect of a multi-lead PCA approach on modified moving average method for T-wave alternans detection. J Med Eng Technol 2014; 38:396-401. [DOI: 10.3109/03091902.2014.960605] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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The intersecting relationships of sleep disordered breathing (SDB), arrhythmogenic risk and chronic heart failure (HF) are complex and most likely multi-directional and synergistic. Autonomic dysfunction is a common pathophysiological feature of each of these entities. Intermittent hypoxia, hypercapnia, mechanical cardiac influences due to upper airway obstruction and rostral fluid shifts are SDB-specific mechanisms which may trigger, perpetuate and exacerbate HF and arrhythmogenesis. Specific pathophysiological mechanisms will vary according to the predominance of central as compared to obstructive sleep apnea. The risk of cardiac arrhythmias and HF attributable to SDB may be considerable given the high prevalence of SDB and its likely physiologic burden. The current review focuses on the data, which have accrued elucidating the specific contributory mechanisms of SDB in cardiac arrhythmias and HF, highlighting the clinical relevance and effects of standard SDB treatment on these outcomes, and describing the role of novel therapeutics.
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Verrier RL, Malik M. Quantitative T-wave alternans analysis for guiding medical therapy: an underexploited opportunity. Trends Cardiovasc Med 2014; 25:201-13. [PMID: 25541329 DOI: 10.1016/j.tcm.2014.10.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/22/2014] [Revised: 10/09/2014] [Accepted: 10/09/2014] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Reducing the toll of sudden cardiac death (SCD) remains a major challenge in cardiology, as it is the leading cause of adult mortality in the industrially developed world, claiming 310,000 lives annually in the United States alone. The main contemporary noninvasive index of cardiovascular risk, left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF), has not proved adequately reliable, as the majority of individuals who die suddenly have relatively preserved cardiac mechanical function. Monitoring of T-wave alternans (TWA), a beat-to-beat fluctuation in ST-segment or T-wave morphology, is an attractive approach to risk stratification on both scientific and clinical grounds, as this ECG phenomenon has been shown using the FDA-cleared Spectral and Modified Moving Average methods to assess risk for cardiovascular mortality including SCD in studies enrolling >12,000 individuals with depressed or preserved LVEF. The evidence supporting TWA as a therapeutic target is reviewed.
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- Richard L Verrier
- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston MA.
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- St. Paul׳s Cardiac Electrophysiology, University of London, and Imperial College, London, United Kingdom
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Jilek C, Krenn M, Sebah D, Obermeier R, Braune A, Kehl V, Schroll S, Montalvan S, Riegger GA, Pfeifer M, Arzt M. Prognostic impact of sleep disordered breathing and its treatment in heart failure: an observational study. Eur J Heart Fail 2014; 13:68-75. [DOI: 10.1093/eurjhf/hfq183] [Citation(s) in RCA: 149] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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- Clemens Jilek
- Department of Internal Medicine II; University Hospital Regensburg; Franz-Josef-Strauβ-Allee 11, 93042 Regensburg Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine II; University Hospital Regensburg; Franz-Josef-Strauβ-Allee 11, 93042 Regensburg Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine II; University Hospital Regensburg; Franz-Josef-Strauβ-Allee 11, 93042 Regensburg Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine II; University Hospital Regensburg; Franz-Josef-Strauβ-Allee 11, 93042 Regensburg Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine II; University Hospital Regensburg; Franz-Josef-Strauβ-Allee 11, 93042 Regensburg Germany
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- Institute for Medical Statistics and Epidemiology, Technical University Munich; Munich Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine II; University Hospital Regensburg; Franz-Josef-Strauβ-Allee 11, 93042 Regensburg Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine II; University Hospital Regensburg; Franz-Josef-Strauβ-Allee 11, 93042 Regensburg Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine II; University Hospital Regensburg; Franz-Josef-Strauβ-Allee 11, 93042 Regensburg Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine II; University Hospital Regensburg; Franz-Josef-Strauβ-Allee 11, 93042 Regensburg Germany
- Center for Pneumology; Donaustauf Hospital; Donaustauf Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine II; University Hospital Regensburg; Franz-Josef-Strauβ-Allee 11, 93042 Regensburg Germany
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Lainscak M, Blue L, Clark AL, Dahlström U, Dickstein K, Ekman I, McDonagh T, McMurray JJ, Ryder M, Stewart S, Strömberg A, Jaarsma T. Self-care management of heart failure: practical recommendations from the Patient Care Committee of the Heart Failure Association of the European Society of Cardiology. Eur J Heart Fail 2014; 13:115-26. [DOI: 10.1093/eurjhf/hfq219] [Citation(s) in RCA: 278] [Impact Index Per Article: 27.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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- Mitja Lainscak
- Division of Cardiology; University Clinic of Respiratory and Allergic Diseases Golnik; Golnik 36 SI-4204 Golnik Slovenia
- Applied Cachexia Research, Department of Cardiology; Charité, Campus Virchow-Klinikum; Berlin Germany
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine and Health Sciences; Linkoping University; Linkoping Sweden
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- Stavanger University Hospital; Stavanger Norway
- Institute of Internal Medicine; University of Bergen; Bergen Norway
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- Institute of Health and Care Sciences; The Sahlgrenska Academy at Gothenburg University; Gothenburg Sweden
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- Heart Failure Unit; St Vincent's Healthcare Group; Dublin Ireland
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- Preventative Health; Baker IDI, Heart and Diabetes Institute; Melbourne Australia
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- Department of Medicine and Health Sciences, Division of Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences; Linkoping University; Linkoping Sweden
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- ISV, Department of Social and Welfare Studies, Faculty of Health Sciences; Linkoping University; Linkoping Sweden
- Department of Cardiology; University Medical Centre Groningen, University of Groningen; Groningen The Netherlands
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Bitter T, Gutleben KJ, Nölker G, Westerheide N, Prinz C, Dimitriadis Z, Horstkotte D, Vogt J, Oldenburg O. Treatment of Cheyne-Stokes respiration reduces arrhythmic events in chronic heart failure. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol 2013; 24:1132-40. [PMID: 23844935 DOI: 10.1111/jce.12197] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2013] [Revised: 05/06/2013] [Accepted: 05/14/2013] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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OBJECTIVE This study aimed to investigate whether adequate treatment of Cheyne-Stokes respiration (CSR) reduces the risk of arrhythmic events in patients with chronic heart failure (CHF). METHODS A cohort of 403 registry patients with CHF (LVEF≤45%, NYHA-class≥2) and implanted cardioverter-defibrillator devices (ICD) was studied. They underwent overnight polygraphy, with 221 having mild or no CSR (apnea-hypopnea index [AHI]<15/h), and 182 having moderate to severe CSR (AHI>15/h). Latter ones were offered therapy with adaptive servoventilation (ASV), which 96 patients accepted and 86 rejected. During follow-up (21± 15 months) defibrillator therapies were recorded in addition to clinical and physiologic measures of heart failure severity. RESULTS Event-free survival from (a) appropriate cardioverter-defibrillator therapies and (b) appropriately monitored ventricular arrhythmias was shorter in the untreated CSR group compared to the treated CSR and the no CSR group. Stepwise Cox proportional hazard regression analysis showed untreated CSR (a: hazard ratio [HR] 1.99, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.46-2.72, P < 0.001; b: HR 2.19, 95%CI 1.42-3.37, P < 0.001), but not treated CSR (a: HR 1.06, 95%CI 0.74-1.50; P = 0.77; b: HR 1.21, 95%CI 0.75-1.93, P = 0.43) was an independent risk factor. The treated CSR group showed improvements in cardiac function and respiratory stability compared to the untreated CSR group. CONCLUSION This study demonstrates a decrease of appropriate defibrillator therapies by ASV treated CSR in patients with CHF and ICD. A reduced exposure to hyperventilation, hypoxia, and improvement in indices of CHF severity and neurohumoral disarrangements are potential causative mechanisms.
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- Thomas Bitter
- Department of Cardiology, Heart and Diabetes Centre North Rhine-Westphalia, Ruhr University Bochum, Bad Oeynhausen, Germany
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Sano K, Watanabe E, Hayano J, Mieno Y, Sobue Y, Yamamoto M, Ichikawa T, Sakakibara H, Imaizumi K, Ozaki Y. Central sleep apnoea and inflammation are independently associated with arrhythmia in patients with heart failure. Eur J Heart Fail 2013; 15:1003-10. [PMID: 23645499 DOI: 10.1093/eurjhf/hft066] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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AIMS We examined whether the severity of central sleep apnoea (CSA) and the level of C-reactive protein are associated with the prevalence and complexity of arrhythmias, and whether these factors contribute to increased risk of nocturnal sudden death. METHODS AND RESULTS We prospectively examined 178 patients (age 70 ± 1 years) who were admitted to our hospital due to worsening heart failure. We recorded a simultaneous overnight cardiorespiratory polygraph and Holter ECG. Obstructive sleep apnoea was excluded and patients were dichotomized based on the median value of the central apnoea index (CAI) of 7.5/h. The prevalence and complexity of arrhythmias were compared between daytime (06:00 h to 15:00 h) and night-time (21:00 h to 06:00 h). A multivariate logistic regression analysis revealed that the CAI was associated with prevalence of atrial fibrillation (AF) [odds ratio 1.03, 95% confidence interval (CI) 1.02-2.51)] and sinus pause during the night-time period (1.12, 95% CI 1.08-1.35). The CAI and C-reactive protein were independently associated with non-sustained ventricular tachycardia during both daytime (1.22, 95% CI 1.00-6.92; and 5.82, 2.58-56.1, respectively) and night-time periods (3.57, 95% CI 1.06-13.1; and 10.7, 3.30-44.4, respectively). During a mean follow-up period of 22 months, 30 (17%) patients had cardiovascular deaths and the CSA was an independent predictor (hazard ratio 1.29, 95% CI 1.16-2.32); only 5 (2.8%) of them died due to ventricular tachyarrhythmia, occurring during wakefulness. CONCLUSIONS We demonstrated that the severity of CSA and C-reactive protein levels are independently associated with the prevalence and complexity of arrhythmias. CSA was associated with increased mortality risk, but it was not related directly to nocturnal death due to ventricular tachyarrhythmia.
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- Kan Sano
- Department of Cardiology, Fujita Health University School of Medicine, Toyoake, Japan
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Tan AY, Verrier RL. The role of the autonomic nervous system in cardiac arrhythmias. HANDBOOK OF CLINICAL NEUROLOGY 2013; 117:135-45. [PMID: 24095122 DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-444-53491-0.00012-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Autonomic nervous system activity exerts potent and diverse effects on cardiac rhythm through elaborate neurocircuitry that is integrated at multiple levels. Adrenergic activity such as is associated with mental or physical stress or as a reflex response to myocardial ischemia is capable of generating significant rhythm abnormalities including ventricular fibrillation, the arrhythmia responsible for sudden cardiac death. With respect to the ventricles, vagus nerve activity is generally antiarrhythmic as it inhibits the profibrillatory effects of sympathetic nerve activation, whereas atrial arrhythmias generally derive from heightened levels of both vagus and sympathetic nerve activity. Containment of neural influences by pharmacological and electrical targeted neuromodulation is being pursued as an antiarrhythmic modality.
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- Alex Y Tan
- Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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Bitter T, Körber B, Horstkotte D, Oldenburg O. [Sleep-disordered breathing and cardiac arrhythmias]. Herzschrittmacherther Elektrophysiol 2012; 23:22-6. [PMID: 22351149 DOI: 10.1007/s00399-011-0164-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) is an important comorbidity in patients with cardiac arrhythmias. Previous studies confirmed associations between supraventricular and ventricular arrhythmias and SDB. In heart failure patients, SDB was also found independently associated with a shorter event-free survival to the occurrence of malignant ventricular arrhythmias requiring appropriate cardioverter-defibrillator therapy. In obstructive sleep apnea, repetitive hypoxemia, mechanical stress (wall tension), arousals from sleep, and activation of the sympathetic nervous system promote cardiac arrhythmias. Pathophysiological concepts for the link between Cheyne-Stokes respiration and malignant arrhythmias are not fully understood and require further research. In addition, large-scale, randomized, controlled trials are awaited to prove whether adequate treatment of SDB is associated with a risk reduction for the occurrence of arrhythmias, in general, and malignant ventricular arrhythmias, in particular, in these patients.
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- T Bitter
- Klinik für Kardiologie, Herz- und Diabeteszentrum Nordrhein-Westfalen, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Georgstr. 11, 32545, Bad Oeynhausen, Deutschland.
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VERRIER RICHARDL, JOSEPHSON MARKE. The Stress of Sleep in Patients Prone to Atrial Tachyarrhythmias. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol 2012; 23:612-3. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8167.2012.02294.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Sleep disordered breathing in patients with heart failure: pathophysiology and management. CURRENT TREATMENT OPTIONS IN CARDIOVASCULAR MEDICINE 2011; 13:506-16. [PMID: 21894522 DOI: 10.1007/s11936-011-0145-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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OPINION STATEMENT Sleep disordered breathing (SDB) is common in heart failure patients across the range of ejection fractions and is associated with adverse prognosis. Although effective pharmacologic and device-based treatment of heart failure may reduce the frequency or severity of SDB, heart failure treatment alone may not be adequate to restore normal breathing during sleep. Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) is the major treatment for SDB in heart failure, especially if obstructive rather than central sleep apnea (CSA) predominates. Adequate suppression of CSA by PAP is associated with a heart transplant-free survival benefit, although randomized trials are ongoing. Bilevel PAP (BPAP) may be as effective as CPAP in treating SDB and may be preferable over CPAP in patients who experience expiratory pressure discomfort. Adaptive (or auto) servo-ventilation (ASV), which adjusts the PAP depending on the patient's airflow or tidal volume, may be useful in congestive heart failure patients if CPAP is ineffective. Other therapies that have been proposed for SDB in congestive heart failure include nocturnal oxygen, CO(2) administration (by adding dead space), theophylline, and acetazolamide; most of which have not been systematically studied in outcome-based prospective randomized trials.
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Verrier RL, Klingenheben T, Malik M, El-Sherif N, Exner DV, Hohnloser SH, Ikeda T, Martínez JP, Narayan SM, Nieminen T, Rosenbaum DS. Microvolt T-wave alternans physiological basis, methods of measurement, and clinical utility--consensus guideline by International Society for Holter and Noninvasive Electrocardiology. J Am Coll Cardiol 2011; 58:1309-24. [PMID: 21920259 DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2011.06.029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 286] [Impact Index Per Article: 22.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/20/2011] [Revised: 06/10/2011] [Accepted: 06/13/2011] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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This consensus guideline was prepared on behalf of the International Society for Holter and Noninvasive Electrocardiology and is cosponsored by the Japanese Circulation Society, the Computers in Cardiology Working Group on e-Cardiology of the European Society of Cardiology, and the European Cardiac Arrhythmia Society. It discusses the electrocardiographic phenomenon of T-wave alternans (TWA) (i.e., a beat-to-beat alternation in the morphology and amplitude of the ST-segment or T-wave). This statement focuses on its physiological basis and measurement technologies and its clinical utility in stratifying risk for life-threatening ventricular arrhythmias. Signal processing techniques including the frequency-domain Spectral Method and the time-domain Modified Moving Average method have demonstrated the utility of TWA in arrhythmia risk stratification in prospective studies in >12,000 patients. The majority of exercise-based studies using both methods have reported high relative risks for cardiovascular mortality and for sudden cardiac death in patients with preserved as well as depressed left ventricular ejection fraction. Studies with ambulatory electrocardiogram-based TWA analysis with Modified Moving Average method have yielded significant predictive capacity. However, negative studies with the Spectral Method have also appeared, including 2 interventional studies in patients with implantable defibrillators. Meta-analyses have been performed to gain insights into this issue. Frontiers of TWA research include use in arrhythmia risk stratification of individuals with preserved ejection fraction, improvements in predictivity with quantitative analysis, and utility in guiding medical as well as device-based therapy. Overall, although TWA appears to be a useful marker of risk for arrhythmic and cardiovascular death, there is as yet no definitive evidence that it can guide therapy.
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- Richard L Verrier
- Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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Nieminen T, Verrier RL. Usefulness of T-wave alternans in sudden death risk stratification and guiding medical therapy. Ann Noninvasive Electrocardiol 2010; 15:276-88. [PMID: 20645971 PMCID: PMC6932425 DOI: 10.1111/j.1542-474x.2010.00376.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Visible T-wave alternans (TWA), a beat-to-beat alternation in the morphology and amplitude of the ST segment or T wave, has been observed for over a century to occur in association with life-threatening arrhythmias in patients with acute coronary syndrome, heart failure, and cardiac channelopathies. This compelling linkage prompted development of quantitative techniques leading to FDA-cleared commercial methodologies for measuring nonvisible levels of TWA in the frequency and time domains. The first aim of this review is to summarize evidence from more than a hundred studies enrolling a total of >12,000 patients that support the predictivity of TWA for cardiovascular mortality and sudden cardiac death. The second focus is on the usefulness of TWA in guiding therapy. Until recently, TWA has been used primarily in decision making for cardioverter-defibrillator implantation. Its potential utility in guiding pharmacologic therapy has been underappreciated. We review clinical literature supporting the usefulness of TWA as an index of antiarrhythmic effects and proarrhythmia for different drug classes. Beta-adrenergic and sodium channel-blocking agents are the most widely studied drugs in clinical TWA investigations, with both reducing TWA magnitude; the exception is patients in whom sodium channel blockade discloses the Brugada syndrome and provokes macroscopic TWA. An intriguing possibility is that TWA may help to detect beneficial effects of nonantiarrhythmic agents such as the angiotensin II receptor blocker valsartan, which indirectly protects from arrhythmia through improving myocardial remodeling. We conclude that quantitative analysis of TWA has considerable potential to guide pharmacologic intervention and thereby serve as a therapeutic target.
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- Tuomo Nieminen
- Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
- Department of Pharmacological Sciences, Medical School, University of Tampere, Finland, and Department of Internal Medicine, Päijät‐Häme Central Hospital, Lahti, Finland
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- Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
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Takasugi N, Nishigaki K, Kubota T, Tsuchiya K, Natsuyama K, Takasugi M, Nawa T, Ojio S, Aoyama T, Kawasaki M, Takemura G, Minatoguchi S. Impact of T-wave amplitude on circadian variation in T-wave alternans. Eur J Heart Fail 2010. [DOI: 10.1093/eurjhf/hfp190] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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- Nobuhiro Takasugi
- Regeneration and Advanced Medical Science; Gifu University Graduate School of Medicine; 1-1 Yanagido Gifu 501-1194 Japan
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- Regeneration and Advanced Medical Science; Gifu University Graduate School of Medicine; 1-1 Yanagido Gifu 501-1194 Japan
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- Regeneration and Advanced Medical Science; Gifu University Graduate School of Medicine; 1-1 Yanagido Gifu 501-1194 Japan
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- Regeneration and Advanced Medical Science; Gifu University Graduate School of Medicine; 1-1 Yanagido Gifu 501-1194 Japan
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- Regeneration and Advanced Medical Science; Gifu University Graduate School of Medicine; 1-1 Yanagido Gifu 501-1194 Japan
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- Regeneration and Advanced Medical Science; Gifu University Graduate School of Medicine; 1-1 Yanagido Gifu 501-1194 Japan
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- Regeneration and Advanced Medical Science; Gifu University Graduate School of Medicine; 1-1 Yanagido Gifu 501-1194 Japan
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- Regeneration and Advanced Medical Science; Gifu University Graduate School of Medicine; 1-1 Yanagido Gifu 501-1194 Japan
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- Regeneration and Advanced Medical Science; Gifu University Graduate School of Medicine; 1-1 Yanagido Gifu 501-1194 Japan
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- Regeneration and Advanced Medical Science; Gifu University Graduate School of Medicine; 1-1 Yanagido Gifu 501-1194 Japan
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- Regeneration and Advanced Medical Science; Gifu University Graduate School of Medicine; 1-1 Yanagido Gifu 501-1194 Japan
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- Regeneration and Advanced Medical Science; Gifu University Graduate School of Medicine; 1-1 Yanagido Gifu 501-1194 Japan
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Madias JE. T-wave alternans in patients with congestive heart failure and sleep apnoea. Eur J Heart Fail 2010; 12:208-9; author reply 209-11. [DOI: 10.1093/eurjhf/hfp187] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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- John E. Madias
- Mount Sinai School of Medicine; New York University; New York NY USA
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