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Right precordial-directed electrocardiographical markers identify arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy in the absence of conventional depolarization or repolarization abnormalities

Cortez, Daniel LU ; Svensson, Anneli ; Carlson, Jonas LU orcid ; Graw, Sharon ; Sharma, Nandita ; Brun, Francesca ; Spezzacatene, Anita ; Mestroni, Luisa and Platonov, Pyotr G. LU (2017) In BMC Cardiovascular Disorders 17(1).
Abstract

Background: Arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia/cardiomyopathy (ARVD/C) carries a risk of sudden death. We aimed to assess whether vectorcardiographic (VCG) parameters directed toward the right heart and a measured angle of the S-wave would help differentiate ARVD/C with otherwise normal electrocardiograms from controls. Methods: Task Force 2010 definite ARVD/C criteria were met for all patients. Those who did not fulfill Task Force depolarization or repolarization criteria (-ECG) were compared with age and gender-matched control subjects. Electrocardiogram measures of a 3-dimentional spatial QRS-T angle, a right-precordial-directed orthogonal QRS-T (RPD) angle, a root mean square of the right sided depolarizing forces... (More)

Background: Arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia/cardiomyopathy (ARVD/C) carries a risk of sudden death. We aimed to assess whether vectorcardiographic (VCG) parameters directed toward the right heart and a measured angle of the S-wave would help differentiate ARVD/C with otherwise normal electrocardiograms from controls. Methods: Task Force 2010 definite ARVD/C criteria were met for all patients. Those who did not fulfill Task Force depolarization or repolarization criteria (-ECG) were compared with age and gender-matched control subjects. Electrocardiogram measures of a 3-dimentional spatial QRS-T angle, a right-precordial-directed orthogonal QRS-T (RPD) angle, a root mean square of the right sided depolarizing forces (RtRMS-QRS), QRS duration (QRSd) and the corrected QT interval (QTc), and a measured angle including the upslope and downslope of the S-wave (S-wave angle) were assessed. Results: Definite ARVD/C was present in 155 patients by 2010 Task Force criteria (41.7 ± 17.6 years, 65.2% male). -ECG ARVD/C patients (66 patients) were compared to 66 control patients (41.7 ± 17.6 years, 65.2% male). All parameters tested except the QRSd and QTc significantly differentiated -ECG ARVD/C from control patients (p < 0.004 to p < 0.001). The RPD angle and RtRMS-QRS best differentiated the groups. Combined, the 2 novel criteria gave 81.8% sensitivity, 90.9% specificity and odds ratio of 45.0 (95% confidence interval 15.8 to 128.2). Conclusion: ARVD/C disease process may lead to development of subtle ECG abnormalities that can be distinguishable using right-sided VCG or measured angle markers better than the spatial QRS-T angle, the QRSd or QTc, in the absence of Taskforce ECG criteria.

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Arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy, Cascade screening, ECG, Vectorcardiography
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BMC Cardiovascular Disorders
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17
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261
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10 pages
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BioMed Central (BMC)
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  • scopus:85030985111
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1471-2261
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10.1186/s12872-017-0696-x
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English
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  author       = {{Cortez, Daniel and Svensson, Anneli and Carlson, Jonas and Graw, Sharon and Sharma, Nandita and Brun, Francesca and Spezzacatene, Anita and Mestroni, Luisa and Platonov, Pyotr G.}},
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  keywords     = {{Arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy; Cascade screening; ECG; Vectorcardiography}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  month        = {{10}},
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  publisher    = {{BioMed Central (BMC)}},
  series       = {{BMC Cardiovascular Disorders}},
  title        = {{Right precordial-directed electrocardiographical markers identify arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy in the absence of conventional depolarization or repolarization abnormalities}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12872-017-0696-x}},
  doi          = {{10.1186/s12872-017-0696-x}},
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