Ambulatory ECG-based T-wave alternans and heart rate turbulence predict high risk of arrhythmic events in patients with old myocardial infarction

BACKGROUND: Few studies have explored risk stratification of arrhythmic events in patients with ischemic heart diseases according to T-wave alternans (TWA) using modified moving average (MMA) method and heart rate turbulence (HRT).

METHODS AND RESULTS: A retrospective analysis of 63 patients who underwent MMA-based TWA and HRT divided the patients into 3 groups: group-C of 21 controls, group-O of 21 patients with old myocardial infarction (OMI) showing no episodes of sustained ventricular tachyarrhythmia (SVT), and group-V of 21 OMI patients with episodes of SVT who received an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator. Among the 3 groups, positive TWA (>or=65 microV) and impaired HRT were observed most frequently in group-V (P<0.05). Using a logistic regression model, TWA yielded an odds ratio of 4.9 (95% confidence interval: 1.2-19.6, P<0.05), which was the only significant covariate for the incidence of life-threatening ventricular arrhythmias during a mean follow-up of 72 months.

CONCLUSIONS: Patients with OMI showing episodes of SVT have a high risk for cardiac death because of abnormal repolarization and autonomic regulation. The analysis of MMA-based TWA and HRT can be a useful tool for predicting OMI patients at high risk of arrhythmic events.

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CommentIn: Circ J. 2010 Mar;74(3):594; author reply 595. - PMID 20081318

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2009

Erschienen:

2009

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:73

Enthalten in:

Circulation journal : official journal of the Japanese Circulation Society - 73(2009), 12 vom: Dez., Seite 2223-8

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Maeda, Shingo [VerfasserIn]
Nishizaki, Mitsuhiro [VerfasserIn]
Yamawake, Noriyoshi [VerfasserIn]
Ashikaga, Takashi [VerfasserIn]
Shimada, Hiroshi [VerfasserIn]
Asano, Mitsutoshi [VerfasserIn]
Ihara, Kensuke [VerfasserIn]
Murai, Tadashi [VerfasserIn]
Suzuki, Hidetoshi [VerfasserIn]
Fujii, Hiroyuki [VerfasserIn]
Sakurada, Harumizu [VerfasserIn]
Hiraoka, Masayasu [VerfasserIn]
Isobe, Mitsuaki [VerfasserIn]

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Journal Article

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Date Completed 28.01.2010

Date Revised 19.08.2019

published: Print-Electronic

CommentIn: Circ J. 2010 Mar;74(3):594; author reply 595. - PMID 20081318

Citation Status MEDLINE

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NLM19213258X