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Türe M, Balık H, Akın A, Bilici M, Nergiz A. The relationship between electrocardiographic data and mortality in children diagnosed with dilated cardiomyopathy. Eur J Pediatr 2020; 179:813-819. [PMID: 31938873 DOI: 10.1007/s00431-020-03569-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/21/2019] [Revised: 12/27/2019] [Accepted: 01/08/2020] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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The mortality causes of patients followed up due to dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) include complications related to heart failure, ventricular arrhythmia, and transplantation. This study aims to evaluate the electrocardiographic findings of patients diagnosed with dilated cardiomyopathy and determine its relationship with mortality. The electrocardiographic, clinical, and laboratory findings of patients diagnosed with dilated cardiomyopathy between January 1, 2012, and September 1, 2018, in our university's pediatric cardiology department were retrospectively evaluated. The electrocardiographic findings of surviving and exitus dilated cardiomyopathy patients were compared and their effect on mortality was investigated. Twelve of the total 85 patients diagnosed with dilated cardiomyopathy were deceased. According to the electrocardiographic findings of surviving and exitus patients, there was a statistically significant difference in terms of P maximum (Pmax), P dispersion (Pdis), QT dispersion (QTdis), QTc maximum (QTcmax), QTc dispersion (QTcdis), Tp-e maximum (Tp-emax), Tp-e dispersion (Tp-edis), and QRS time. Hypertrophy and ischemia findings of electrocardiography were also statistically significant. There was a statistically significant difference between the two groups according to the echocardiographic findings of left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF), left ventricular shortening fraction (LVSF), left ventricular end-diastolic diameter (LVEDd), and left ventricular end-systolic diameter (LVESd) measurements. It is well known that children diagnosed with dilated cardiomyopathy are at greater risk of arrhythmia compared with normal children. Although previous studies have determined the relationship between mortality and a limited number of electrocardiographic findings, especially in adults, the relationship between electrocardiography findings of children diagnosed with DCM and mortality has not been investigated before in such detail, as in our study.Conclusion: In this study, the significant difference between the electrocardiographic data of deceased and surviving dilated cardiomyopathy patients suggests that electrocardiographic data should be evaluated in detail in order to determine the low and high risk of mortality in patients with dilated cardiomyopathy.What is Known:• Previous studies on the relationship between limited electrocardiography data of adult patients diagnosed with DCM and mortality have been determinedWhat is New:• ECG data has not been investigated in such detail in child DCM patients, as in our study.
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- Mehmet Türe
- Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Dicle University Hospital, Diyarbakır, Turkey.
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- Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Dicle University Hospital, Diyarbakır, Turkey
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- Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Dicle University Hospital, Diyarbakır, Turkey
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- Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Dicle University Hospital, Diyarbakır, Turkey
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- Department of Pediatrics, Dicle University Medical Faculty, Diyarbakır, Turkey
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Seibolt L, Maestas C, Lazkani M, Fatima U, Loli A, Chesser M. Rate-related left bundle branch block and cardiac memory in a patient with bradycardia: Case report and literature review. Clin Cardiol 2018; 41:1097-1102. [PMID: 29920728 DOI: 10.1002/clc.22997] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2018] [Revised: 06/08/2018] [Accepted: 06/12/2018] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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Rate-related left bundle branch block (LBBB) is a well-studied phenomenon. Cardiac memory is another physiologic phenomenon in which T-wave abnormalities occur in the absence of ischemia. The association between these 2 phenomena has been described in several case reports. A literature review was performed through Ovid and PubMed, where at total of 93 cases of rate-related LBBB were identified. Cases were reviewed, and data were collected on rates of appearance and disappearance as well as the presence or absence of cardiac memory. There is some overlap in the rate at which LBBB appears. Cardiac memory is associated with rate-related LBBB in several cases, but its true prevalence is unknown. Cardiac memory is a phenomenon that is well described in the literature but is often underrecognized in clinical practice. As a consequence of overlooking this phenomenon and not including cardiac memory in the differential when T-wave abnormalities are observed, patients may be subjected to unnecessary invasive diagnostic testing.
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- Luke Seibolt
- Department of Cardiology, Banner University, Medical Center, Phoenix, Arizona
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Banner University Medical Center, Phoenix, Arizona
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- Department of Cardiology, Banner University, Medical Center, Phoenix, Arizona
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- Department of Cardiology, Phoenix Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Phoenix, Arizona
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- Department of Cardiology, Banner University, Medical Center, Phoenix, Arizona
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Phoenix Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Phoenix, Arizona
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Herweg B, Marcus MB, Barold SS. Diagnosis of myocardial infarction and ischemia in the setting of bundle branch block and cardiac pacing. Herzschrittmacherther Elektrophysiol 2016; 27:307-322. [PMID: 27402134 DOI: 10.1007/s00399-016-0439-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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The diagnosis of myocardial infarction (MI) in the presence of left bundle branch block (LBBB) or during ventricular pacing (VP) is challenging because of inherent changes in the sequence of ventricular depolarization and repolarization associated with both conditions. Although LBBB and right ventricular (RV) pacing may both produce abnormalities in the ECG, it is often possible to diagnose an acute MI (AMI) or an old MI based on selected morphologic changes. Primary ST-segment changes scoring 3 points or greater according to the Sgarbossa criteria are highly predictive of an AMI in patients with LBBB or RV pacing. The modified Sgarbossa criteria are useful for the diagnosis of AMI in patients with LBBB; however, these criteria have not yet been studied in the setting of RV pacing. Although changes of the QRS complex are not particularly sensitive for the diagnosis of an old MI in the setting of LBBB or RV pacing, the qR complex and Cabrera sign are highly specific for the presence of an old infarct. Diagnosing AMI in the setting of biventricular (BiV) pacing is challenging. To date there is minimal evidence suggesting that the traditional electrocardiographic criteria for diagnosis of AMI in bundle branch block may be applicable to patients with BiV pacing and positive QRS complexes on their ECG in lead V1. This report is a careful review of the electrocardiographic criteria facilitating the diagnosis of acute and remote MI in patients with LBBB and/or VP.
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- B Herweg
- Department of Cardiovascular Disease, University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine, South Tampa Campus (5th floor), Two Tampa General Circle, FL 33606, Tampa, FL, USA.
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- Department of Cardiovascular Disease, University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine, South Tampa Campus (5th floor), Two Tampa General Circle, FL 33606, Tampa, FL, USA.
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- Department of Medicine, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Rochester, NY, USA.
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The central nervous system (CNS) underlies memory, perception, decision-making, and behavior in numerous organisms. However, neural networks have no monopoly on the signaling functions that implement these remarkable algorithms. It is often forgotten that neurons optimized cellular signaling modes that existed long before the CNS appeared during evolution, and were used by somatic cellular networks to orchestrate physiology, embryonic development, and behavior. Many of the key dynamics that enable information processing can, in fact, be implemented by different biological hardware. This is widely exploited by organisms throughout the tree of life. Here, we review data on memory, learning, and other aspects of cognition in a range of models, including single celled organisms, plants, and tissues in animal bodies. We discuss current knowledge of the molecular mechanisms at work in these systems, and suggest several hypotheses for future investigation. The study of cognitive processes implemented in aneural contexts is a fascinating, highly interdisciplinary topic that has many implications for evolution, cell biology, regenerative medicine, computer science, and synthetic bioengineering.
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- František Baluška
- Department of Plant Cell Biology, IZMB, University of Bonn Bonn, Germany
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- Biology Department, Tufts Center for Regenerative and Developmental Biology, Tufts University Medford, MA, USA
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Ayer A, Terkelsen CJ. Difficult ECGs in STEMI: lessons learned from serial sampling of pre- and in-hospital ECGs. J Electrocardiol 2014; 47:448-58. [PMID: 24792903 DOI: 10.1016/j.jelectrocard.2014.03.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/17/2014] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Prehospital interpretation of electrocardiograms (ECGs) is crucial to ensure early diagnosis and optimal treatment of patients with ST elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). Recognition of ST-segment elevations (STE) by qualified personnel in the prehospital phase has successfully reduced the delay from the first medical contact to reperfusion. A few other ECG patterns without true STE, referred to as "STEMI equivalents", bear the same prognostic significance, reflect imminent or ongoing transmural ischemia, but are less easily identified. Hyperacute T waves, de Winter ST-T complex, Wellens' syndrome, and posterior STEMI, as well as myocardial infarction in the presence of left bundle branch block, paced rhythm or left ventricular hypertrophy, among others are diagnostic challenges. This article reviews some critical examples of ischemic ECG patterns that may be ephemeral, misinterpreted by medical staff or not identified by automated ECG algorithms, and it emphasizes the importance of serial ECG acquisition.
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- Antoine Ayer
- Department of cardiology, Aarhus University Hospital, Skejby, DK-8200 Aarhus N, Denmark.
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Gravel H, Dahdah N, Fournier A, Mathieu MÈ, Curnier D. Ventricular repolarisation during exercise challenge occurring late after Kawasaki disease. Pediatr Cardiol 2012; 33:728-34. [PMID: 22349670 DOI: 10.1007/s00246-012-0201-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/16/2011] [Accepted: 11/22/2011] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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Exercise testing can highlight repolarisation abnormalities in adults with coronary artery disease. Late after Kawasaki disease (KD), increased QT dispersion (QTd) has been reported on resting ECG in children, but there are no reported studies of QTd during exercise. Our objective was to determine the pattern of QTd response to exercise testing in children late after KD. Twenty-five KD patients without coronary complications, 28 with coronary dilation, and 18 with severe complications were compared with 28 controls. KD patients were 11.6 ± 3.0 years old versus 12.8 ± 2.9 for controls [p = not significant (NS)], and these patients were studied 7.5 ± 3.4 years after the onset of the disease. QT was measured from the onset of QRS to the apex (QTa) and the end (QTe) of T wave. Resting QTd was significantly increased in KD subjects (p < 0.05). The proportion of abnormal QTd was evenly distributed across the three KD groups (29-36%; p = NS). QTd response to exercise was significantly altered in KD, irrespective of resting QTd or coronary sequelae. Abnormal resting- and exercise-induced repolarisation are detectible after KD irrespective of the severity of coronary sequelae.
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- Hugo Gravel
- Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Sainte-Justine, 3175 Chemin de la Côte-Sainte-Catherine, Montreal, Quebec H3T 1C5, Canada
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Cha YM, Lee GK, Klarich KW, Grogan M. Premature Ventricular Contraction-Induced Cardiomyopathy. Circ Arrhythm Electrophysiol 2012; 5:229-36. [DOI: 10.1161/circep.111.963348] [Citation(s) in RCA: 131] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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- Yong-Mei Cha
- From the Division of Cardiovascular Diseases (Y.-M.C., K.W.K., M.G.), Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN; and the Department of Medicine (G.K.L.), National University Health System, Singapore
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- From the Division of Cardiovascular Diseases (Y.-M.C., K.W.K., M.G.), Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN; and the Department of Medicine (G.K.L.), National University Health System, Singapore
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- From the Division of Cardiovascular Diseases (Y.-M.C., K.W.K., M.G.), Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN; and the Department of Medicine (G.K.L.), National University Health System, Singapore
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- From the Division of Cardiovascular Diseases (Y.-M.C., K.W.K., M.G.), Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN; and the Department of Medicine (G.K.L.), National University Health System, Singapore
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Zweifler IA, Rosenberg AD, Chinitz L. An unusual preinduction arrhythmia resulting from the presence of a Mahaim fiber. J Clin Anesth 2011; 23:489-91. [PMID: 21715150 DOI: 10.1016/j.jclinane.2010.09.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2010] [Revised: 08/25/2010] [Accepted: 09/07/2010] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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A potentially life-threatening arrhythmia appeared on the preinduction electrocardiogram of an asymptomatic young woman prior to spine surgery. The patient was evaluated by electrophysiology and had a rare accessory pathway, a Mahaim Fiber.
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- Iris A Zweifler
- Department of Anesthesiology, NYU School of Medicine, New York, NY 10003, USA.
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Littmann L. Pacemaker electrocardiogram with new large negative T waves: what is the cause? J Electrocardiol 2011; 45:57-9. [PMID: 21696755 DOI: 10.1016/j.jelectrocard.2011.05.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2011] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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- Laszlo Littmann
- Department of Internal Medicine, Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte, NC 28232, USA.
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Yue-Chun L, Li-Sha G, Xue-Qiang G, Peng C, Lian-Pin W, Peng-Lin Y, Ji-Fei T, Jia-Feng L. Establishment of a canine model of cardiac memory using endocardial pacing via internal jugular vein. BMC Cardiovasc Disord 2010; 10:30. [PMID: 20569432 PMCID: PMC2906410 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2261-10-30] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2010] [Accepted: 06/22/2010] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Background Development of experimental animal models has played an important role in understanding the mechanisms of cardiac memory. The purpose of this study was to evaluate a new canine model of cardiac memory using endocardial ventricular pacing via internal jugular vein. Methods Twelve Beagle dogs underwent placement of a permanent ventricular pacemaker mimicking the use of pacemakers in humans and induction of cardiac memory by endocardial ventricular pacing. Results Cardiac memory was achieved in 11 of 12 attempts overall. Procedural mortality due to cardiac tamponade (n = 1) occurred in the first attempt. The T-wave memory persisted for 96 ± 17 minutes and 31 ± 6 days in the short-term and long-term cardiac memory groups, respectively. There were no significant differences in the heart rate, blood pressure and echocardiographic parameters in the animals between before and after ventricular pacing in the short-term and long-term cardiac memory groups. No significant pathologic changes with the light microscopy were found in the present study in all dogs. Conclusion The model does require surgery but is not as invasive as an open-chest model. This canine model can serve as a useful tool for studying mechanisms of cardiac memory.
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- Li Yue-Chun
- Department of Cardiology, Second Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical College, Wenzhou, Zhejiang 325000, China.
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Morin DP, Oikarinen L, Viitasalo M, Toivonen L, Nieminen MS, Kjeldsen SE, Dahlöf B, John M, Devereux RB, Okin PM. QRS duration predicts sudden cardiac death in hypertensive patients undergoing intensive medical therapy: the LIFE study. Eur Heart J 2009; 30:2908-14. [PMID: 19687165 DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehp321] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
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AIMS To determine whether QRS duration predicts sudden cardiac death (SCD) in patients with left ventricular hypertrophy and treated hypertension. METHODS AND RESULTS Over 4.8 +/- 0.9 years follow-up of 9193 hypertensive patients with electrocardiographic evidence of LVH who were treated with atenolol- or losartan-based regimens, 178 patients (1.9%) suffered SCD. In multivariable analysis including randomized treatment, changing blood pressure over time, and baseline differences between patients with and without SCD, QRS duration was independently predictive of SCD (HR per 10 ms increase = 1.22, P < 0.001). Baseline QRS duration remained a significant predictor of SCD even after controlling for the presence or absence of left bundle branch block (HR = 1.17, P = 0.001) and for changes in ECG LVH severity over the course of the study (HR = 1.16, P = 0.017). CONCLUSION In the setting of aggressive antihypertensive therapy, prolonged QRS duration identifies hypertensive patients at higher risk for SCD, even after controlling for left bundle branch block, other known risk factors for SCD, and changes in blood pressure and severity of left ventricular hypertrophy.
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- Daniel P Morin
- Division of Cardiology, Ochsner Clinic Foundation, New Orleans, LA, USA
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[Cardiac memory of the ECG following ventricular pacing]. Herz 2009; 34:324-6. [PMID: 19575164 DOI: 10.1007/s00059-009-3188-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/04/2008] [Accepted: 03/18/2009] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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During abnormal pacemaker depolarization, abnormal repolarization occurs and persists in normal QRS beats often seen in alternation with paced beats. The T-wave direction of normal beats is typically similar to the direction of the QRS complex during pacing, hence the term cardiac memory. The normal nonpaced beats have shown a sensitivity of 92% and a specificity of 100% for cardiac memory in the presence of T-wave inversions (TWI) in the precordial and inferior (II, III and aVF) leads with a positive T wave in aVL, a positive or isoelectric T wave in lead I, and the maximal precordial TWI being greater than the TWI of lead III, discriminating it from ischemic precordial TWI. In the latter, TWI are also seen in leads aVL and I.
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Veiled villain. Am J Med 2008; 121:864-7. [PMID: 18823856 DOI: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2008.03.030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/05/2007] [Revised: 03/19/2008] [Accepted: 03/19/2008] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Morin DP, Zacks ES, Mauer AC, Ageno S, Janik M, Markowitz SM, Mittal S, Iwai S, Shah BK, Lerman BB, Stein KM. Effect of bundle branch block on microvolt T-wave alternans and electrophysiologic testing in patients with ischemic cardiomyopathy. Heart Rhythm 2007; 4:904-12. [PMID: 17599676 DOI: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2007.02.027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2006] [Accepted: 02/28/2007] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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BACKGROUND T-wave alternans (TWA) and electrophysiology study (EPS) are used for risk stratification for sudden death. OBJECTIVE The purpose of the study was to determine the effect of bundle branch block or intraventricular conduction delay on TWA and EPS. METHODS 386 patients with coronary artery disease, nonsustained ventricular tachycardia, and left ventricular ejection fraction < or =40% underwent TWA and EPS, and were followed for 40 +/- 19 months. RESULTS Patients with wide QRS were more likely than narrow QRS patients to have nonnegative TWA (77% vs 63%, P <.01) or positive EPS (60% vs 48%, P = .03). Nonnegative TWA predicted the combined endpoint of ventricular tachyarrhythmia or death in narrow QRS (HR = 1.64, P = .04) but not wide QRS patients (HR = 1.04, P = .91). Similarly, positive EPS predicted the combined endpoint in narrow QRS (HR = 2.28, P <.001) but not wide QRS patients (HR = 0.94, P = .84). In multivariate analysis, QRS width and TWA, as well as QRS width and EPS, were independent predictors of events. There was no TWA- or EPS-based difference in arrhythmia-free survival within any specific wide QRS morphology. CONCLUSION TWA and EPS are more often abnormal in patients with a wide QRS than in those with a narrow QRS. In patients with narrow QRS, both TWA and EPS stratify patients according to their risk of ventricular tachyarrhythmia or death. However, among patients with a wide QRS, regardless of specific QRS morphology, the risk is high and comparable regardless of TWA or EPS results. Therefore, the only truly low-risk group consists of those patients with negative test results and a narrow QRS.
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- Daniel P Morin
- Maurice & Corinne Greenberg Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Cornell University Medical Center, New York, NY 10021, USA
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Barold SS, Herweg B. Electrocardiographic diagnosis of myocardial infarction and ischemia during right ventricular pacing. J Electrocardiol 2007; 40:164-7. [PMID: 16919669 DOI: 10.1016/j.jelectrocard.2006.05.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/16/2006] [Accepted: 05/24/2006] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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- S Serge Barold
- Division of Cardiology, University of South Florida College of Medicine and Tampa General Hospital, Tampa, FL 33615, USA.
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Barold SS, Herweg B, Curtis AB. Electrocardiographic Diagnosis of Myocardial Infarction and Ischemia during Cardiac Pacing. Cardiol Clin 2006; 24:387-99, ix. [PMID: 16939831 DOI: 10.1016/j.ccl.2006.05.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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For the diagnosis of myocardial infarction (MI) using the QRS complex, the ECG provides only a low sensitivity (25%) but high specificity (close to 100%), but one cannot determine the age of an MI from the QRS complex. Although one cannot determine with certainty the age of an MI (hours, days or even years) from a single ECG, the presence of primary ST-segment abnormalities strongly suggests the diagnosis of acute MI or severe ischemia and the possible need for emergency revascularization. For acute MI, ST elevation>or=5 mm in predominantly negative QRS complexes is the best marker with a sensitivity of 53%, and specificity of 88%. A recent investigation suggests that T wave abnormalities from ischemia can be differentiated from those caused by cardiac memory related to pacing.
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- S Serge Barold
- Division of Cardiology, University of South Florida College of Medicine and Tampa General Hospital, Tampa, FL, USA.
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Nahlawi M, Waligora M, Spies SM, Bonow RO, Kadish AH, Goldberger JJ. Left ventricular function during and after right ventricular pacing. J Am Coll Cardiol 2004; 44:1883-8. [PMID: 15519023 DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2004.06.074] [Citation(s) in RCA: 157] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/16/2004] [Revised: 06/07/2004] [Accepted: 06/14/2004] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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OBJECTIVES The aim of this research was to evaluate right ventricular pacing effects on left ventricular function. BACKGROUND Right ventricular pacing alters the ventricular activation sequence and reduces left ventricular ejection fraction (EF). It is unclear whether the observed reduction in EF can be completely attributed to the alteration in activation sequence. METHODS Twelve subjects (eight women), mean age 68 +/- 12 years, with transvenous dual-chamber pacemakers, normal left ventricular function, and intact atrioventricular (AV) conduction were studied with serial-gated blood pool studies. Left ventricular EF was measured at a fixed rate after at least 1 week of atrial pacing only (baseline), during short-term (2 h) and mid-term (1 week) AV sequential pacing with a short AV delay, and after short- and mid-term AV pacing. RESULTS Baseline EF was 66.5 +/- 4.5%. Short-term AV pacing resulted in a decrease in EF to 60.3 +/- 5.2% (p < 0.0002). After one week of AV pacing, there was a further decline in EF to 52.9 +/- 8.3% (p < 0.0001). After cessation of mid-term pacing, EF was 57.3 +/- 5.9% (p < 0.0001 vs. baseline). A total of 2, 5, 8, and 24 h later, EF remained depressed (59% to 60%, p < 0.007). At 32 h, EF was 62.9 +/- 7.6% (p < 0.11 compared with baseline). CONCLUSIONS The abnormal activation sequence resulting from right ventricular pacing accounts for only part of the reduction in EF as mid-term pacing is associated with a lower EF than short-term pacing, and EF remains depressed after cessation of AV pacing. Changes in ventricular function induced by right ventricular pacing may account for some of its associated adverse effects.
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- Maher Nahlawi
- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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Cardiac memory is an uncommonly recognized entity in which T wave inversions on electrocardiogram (EKG) appear consistent with ischemia. Persistent deep T wave inversions are seen after return of normal depolarization in leads where the T waves were normal before pacing. These changes are generally recognized to occur in association with artificial pacemakers but may occur with other entities with intrinsic ventricular ectopic focus of depolarization, such as intermittent left bundle branch block. Although consideration of ischemia should be given priority, awareness of the benign nature of cardiac memory may allow some patients to avoid unnecessary work-up and admission. Sometimes the diagnosis cannot be confirmed definitively in the Emergency Department (ED) because many patients who have pacemakers also have coronary artery disease and only after a negative work-up for ischemia can one retrospectively presume cardiac memory as the likely etiology.
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- James C Kolb
- Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, Mississippi 39216-4505, USA
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Cardiac memory is an altered T wave during sinus rhythm that is induced by a period of ventricular pacing or arrhythmia. The T wave is characterized by a vector that tracks that of the previously paced or arrhythmic QRS complex. Although initially considered a clinical oddity, cardiac memory is of interest both as an example of the general biological property of memory - as studied most extensively in neural tissues - and because of its implications regarding the control of cardiac rhythm. Signal transduction of cardiac memory appears to involve an angiotensin II-regulated pathway initiated by altered stress/strain patterns in the myocardium. The end result is altered density and kinetics of the transient outward current and perhaps other ion currents as well, and an altered transmural gradient for repolarization. The altered repolarization pattern is accompanied by altered responses to specific antiarrhythmic drugs that may be anti- or proarrhythmic.
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- Michael Rosen
- Department of Pharmacology, Center for Molecular Therapeutics, College of Physicians and Surgeons of Columbia University, 630 West 168 Street, PH7W-321, New York, NY 10032, USA.
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