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Early Q-wave morphology in prediction of reperfusion success in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction treated with primary percutaneous coronary intervention – A cardiac magnetic resonance imaging study

Topal, Divan Gabriel ; Lønborg, Jacob ; Ahtarovski, Kiril Aleksov ; Nepper-Christensen, Lars ; Fakhri, Yama ; Helqvist, Steffen ; Holmvang, Lene ; Høfsten, Dan ; Køber, Lars and Kelbæk, Henning , et al. (2020) In Journal of Electrocardiology 58. p.135-142
Abstract

Background: Pathological Q-wave (QW) in the electrocardiogram (ECG) before primary percutaneous coronary intervention (primary PCI) is a strong prognostic marker in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). However, current binary QW criteria are either not clinically applicable or have a lack of diagnostic performance. Accordingly, we evaluated the association between duration, depth and area of QW and markers of the effect of reperfusion (reperfusion success). Methods: A total of 516 patients with their first STEMI had obtained an ECG before primary PCI and an acute cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (CMR) at day 1 (interquartile range [IQR], 1–1) and at follow-up at day 92 (IQR, 89–96). The largest measurable... (More)

Background: Pathological Q-wave (QW) in the electrocardiogram (ECG) before primary percutaneous coronary intervention (primary PCI) is a strong prognostic marker in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). However, current binary QW criteria are either not clinically applicable or have a lack of diagnostic performance. Accordingly, we evaluated the association between duration, depth and area of QW and markers of the effect of reperfusion (reperfusion success). Methods: A total of 516 patients with their first STEMI had obtained an ECG before primary PCI and an acute cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (CMR) at day 1 (interquartile range [IQR], 1–1) and at follow-up at day 92 (IQR, 89–96). The largest measurable QW in ECG was used for analysis of duration, depth and area of QW (QW morphology). The QW morphology was evaluated as a continuous variable in linear regression models and as a variable divided in four equally large groups. Results: The QW morphology as four equally large groups was significantly associated with all CMR endpoints (p ≤ 0.001) and showed a linear relationship (p ≤ 0.001) with final infarct size (for QW duration, β = 0.47; QW depth, β = 0.41 and QW area, β = 0.39), final infarct transmurality (for QW duration, β = 0.36; QW depth, β = 0.26 and QW area, β = 0.23) and final myocardial salvage index (for QW duration, β = −0.34; QW depth, β = −0.26 and QW area, β = −0.24). Conclusion: Although modest, the QW morphology in STEMI patients showed significant linear association with markers of reperfusion success. Hence, it is suggested that the term pathological is not used as a dichotomous parameter in patients with STEMI but rather evaluated on the basis of extent.

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Catheterization, Electrocardiogram, Magnetic resonance imaging, Myocardial infarction, Reperfusion
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Journal of Electrocardiology
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58
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8 pages
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Elsevier
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  • pmid:31869764
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0022-0736
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10.1016/j.jelectrocard.2019.12.011
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English
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  abstract     = {{<p>Background: Pathological Q-wave (QW) in the electrocardiogram (ECG) before primary percutaneous coronary intervention (primary PCI) is a strong prognostic marker in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). However, current binary QW criteria are either not clinically applicable or have a lack of diagnostic performance. Accordingly, we evaluated the association between duration, depth and area of QW and markers of the effect of reperfusion (reperfusion success). Methods: A total of 516 patients with their first STEMI had obtained an ECG before primary PCI and an acute cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (CMR) at day 1 (interquartile range [IQR], 1–1) and at follow-up at day 92 (IQR, 89–96). The largest measurable QW in ECG was used for analysis of duration, depth and area of QW (QW morphology). The QW morphology was evaluated as a continuous variable in linear regression models and as a variable divided in four equally large groups. Results: The QW morphology as four equally large groups was significantly associated with all CMR endpoints (p ≤ 0.001) and showed a linear relationship (p ≤ 0.001) with final infarct size (for QW duration, β = 0.47; QW depth, β = 0.41 and QW area, β = 0.39), final infarct transmurality (for QW duration, β = 0.36; QW depth, β = 0.26 and QW area, β = 0.23) and final myocardial salvage index (for QW duration, β = −0.34; QW depth, β = −0.26 and QW area, β = −0.24). Conclusion: Although modest, the QW morphology in STEMI patients showed significant linear association with markers of reperfusion success. Hence, it is suggested that the term pathological is not used as a dichotomous parameter in patients with STEMI but rather evaluated on the basis of extent.</p>}},
  author       = {{Topal, Divan Gabriel and Lønborg, Jacob and Ahtarovski, Kiril Aleksov and Nepper-Christensen, Lars and Fakhri, Yama and Helqvist, Steffen and Holmvang, Lene and Høfsten, Dan and Køber, Lars and Kelbæk, Henning and Vejlstrup, Niels and Engstrøm, Thomas}},
  issn         = {{0022-0736}},
  keywords     = {{Catheterization; Electrocardiogram; Magnetic resonance imaging; Myocardial infarction; Reperfusion}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  pages        = {{135--142}},
  publisher    = {{Elsevier}},
  series       = {{Journal of Electrocardiology}},
  title        = {{Early Q-wave morphology in prediction of reperfusion success in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction treated with primary percutaneous coronary intervention – A cardiac magnetic resonance imaging study}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jelectrocard.2019.12.011}},
  doi          = {{10.1016/j.jelectrocard.2019.12.011}},
  volume       = {{58}},
  year         = {{2020}},
}