Department of Health Science and Technology, Aalborg University, Aalborg, Denmark.
Laboratory of Experimental Cardiology, Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Clin Pharmacol Ther. 2018 Jun;103(6):1100-1106. doi: 10.1002/cpt.886. Epub 2017 Oct 25.
The hypothesis of the study is that Torsades de pointes (TdP) history can be better identified using T-wave morphology compared to Fridericia-corrected QT interval (QTcF) at baseline. ECGs were recorded at baseline and during sotalol challenge in 20 patients with a history of TdP (+TdP) and 16 patients without previous TdP (-TdP). The QTcF and T-wave morphology combination score (MCS) were calculated. At baseline, there was no significant difference in QTcF between the groups (+TdP: QTcF = 446 ± 9 ms; -TdP: QTcF = 431 ± 9 ms, P = 0.27). In contrast, MCS was significantly different between the groups at baseline (+TdP: MCS = 1.07 ± 0.095; -TdP: MCS = 0.74 ± 0.07, P = 0.012). Both QTcF and MCS could be used to discriminate between +TdP and -TdP after sotalol but only MCS reached statistical significance at baseline. Combining QTcF with MCS provided a significantly larger difference between groups than QTcF alone.
该研究的假设是,与基础 Fridericia 校正 QT 间期(QTcF)相比,使用 T 波形态可以更好地识别尖端扭转型室性心动过速(TdP)病史。在 20 例有 TdP 病史(+TdP)的患者和 16 例无先前 TdP 病史(-TdP)的患者中,在基线和索他洛尔挑战期间记录心电图。计算 QTcF 和 T 波形态组合评分(MCS)。在基线时,两组之间 QTcF 无显著差异(+TdP:QTcF=446±9ms;-TdP:QTcF=431±9ms,P=0.27)。相比之下,基线时两组之间的 MCS 差异显著(+TdP:MCS=1.07±0.095;-TdP:MCS=0.74±0.07,P=0.012)。索他洛尔后,无论是 QTcF 还是 MCS 都可用于区分+TdP 和-TdP,但仅 MCS 在基线时具有统计学意义。与单独使用 QTcF 相比,将 QTcF 与 MCS 相结合可使组间差异显著增大。