Persistent T-wave inversion predicts myocardial damage after ST-elevation myocardial infarction

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BACKGROUND: Persistent T-wave inversion (PTI) after ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) is associated with worse clinical outcome; however, the underlying mechanism between PTI and poor prognosis is incompletely understood. We sought to investigate the relationship between PTI and myocardial damage assessed by cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) following STEMI.

METHODS: In this prospective observational study, we included 142 consecutive revascularized STEMI patients. Electrocardiography to determine the presence and amplitude of PTI and pathological Q-waves was conducted 4months after infarction. CMR was performed within 1week after infarction and at 4months follow-up to evaluate infarct characteristics and myocardial function.

RESULTS: Patients with PTI (n=103, 73%) showed a larger acute (21[11-29] vs. 6[1-13]%; p<0.001) and chronic infarct size (IS) (14[8-19] vs. 3[1-8]%; p<0.001) and more frequently microvascular obstruction (59 vs. 33%; p=0.02). The association between PTI and chronic IS remained significant (odds ratio: 9.02, 95%CI 3.49-23.35; p<0.001) after adjustment for pathological Q-wave and other IS estimators (high-sensitivity cardiac troponin T and C-reactive protein, N-terminal pro B-type natriuretic peptide, culprit vessel, pre-interventional TIMI flow). The value of PTI amplitude for the prediction of large chronic IS>11% (AUC: 0.84, 95%CI 0.77-0.90) was significantly higher compared to Q-wave amplitude (AUC: 0.72, 95%CI 0.63-0.80; p=0.009); the combination of PTI with pathological Q-wave (Q-wave/T-wave score) led to a net reclassification improvement of 0.43 (95% CI 0.29-0.57; p<0.001) as compared to PTI alone.

CONCLUSIONS: PTI following STEMI is independently and incrementally associated with more extensive myocardial damage as visualized by CMR. An electrocardiographic score combining PTI with pathological Q-wave allows for a highly accurate IS estimation post-STEMI.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2017

Erschienen:

2017

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:241

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International journal of cardiology - 241(2017) vom: 15. Aug., Seite 76-82

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Reindl, Martin [VerfasserIn]
Reinstadler, Sebastian Johannes [VerfasserIn]
Feistritzer, Hans-Josef [VerfasserIn]
Niess, Lea [VerfasserIn]
Koch, Constantin [VerfasserIn]
Mayr, Agnes [VerfasserIn]
Klug, Gert [VerfasserIn]
Metzler, Bernhard [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Infarct size
Journal Article
Magnetic resonance imaging
Observational Study
Persistent T-wave inversion
ST-elevation myocardial infarction

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Date Completed 21.03.2018

Date Revised 21.03.2018

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.ijcard.2017.03.164

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NLM271846038