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In Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy, the Spatial Peaks QRS-T Angle Identifies Those With Sustained Ventricular Arrhythmias

Cortez, Daniel LU ; Graw, Sharon and Mestroni, Luisa (2016) In Clinical Cardiology 39(8). p.459-463
Abstract

Background: The spatial peaks QRS-T (SPQRS-T) angle differentiates hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) patients from controls. Increased angle confers arrhythmia risk in other populations. Hypothesis: We predict that the SPQRS-T angle will identify HCM patients with sustained ventricular arrhythmias (VAs) and those with New York Heart Association class III/IV heart failure. Methods: Corrected QT interval, QRS duration, and SPQRS-T angle were assessed in HCM patients with VAs (>30seconds) and those without VAs. Results: One hundred HCM patients (mean age, 32.7±17.2years) were assessed. Twenty patients had VAs. The corrected QT interval identified VA (P = 0.018) and at 460ms gave positive and negative predictive values of 28.6% and... (More)

Background: The spatial peaks QRS-T (SPQRS-T) angle differentiates hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) patients from controls. Increased angle confers arrhythmia risk in other populations. Hypothesis: We predict that the SPQRS-T angle will identify HCM patients with sustained ventricular arrhythmias (VAs) and those with New York Heart Association class III/IV heart failure. Methods: Corrected QT interval, QRS duration, and SPQRS-T angle were assessed in HCM patients with VAs (>30seconds) and those without VAs. Results: One hundred HCM patients (mean age, 32.7±17.2years) were assessed. Twenty patients had VAs. The corrected QT interval identified VA (P = 0.018) and at 460ms gave positive and negative predictive values of 28.6% and 83.3%, respectively, and an odds ratio of 2.0 (95% confidence interval: 0.7-5.6). The SPQRS-T angle differentiated VA from no VA (P <0.001) and at 124.1 degrees gave positive and negative predictive values and an odds ratio of 36.7%, 96.1%, and 14.2 (95% confidence interval: 3.1-65.6), respectively. Conclusions: The SPQRS-T angle best differentiated patients with VAs.

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  abstract     = {{<p>Background: The spatial peaks QRS-T (SPQRS-T) angle differentiates hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) patients from controls. Increased angle confers arrhythmia risk in other populations. Hypothesis: We predict that the SPQRS-T angle will identify HCM patients with sustained ventricular arrhythmias (VAs) and those with New York Heart Association class III/IV heart failure. Methods: Corrected QT interval, QRS duration, and SPQRS-T angle were assessed in HCM patients with VAs (&gt;30seconds) and those without VAs. Results: One hundred HCM patients (mean age, 32.7±17.2years) were assessed. Twenty patients had VAs. The corrected QT interval identified VA (P = 0.018) and at 460ms gave positive and negative predictive values of 28.6% and 83.3%, respectively, and an odds ratio of 2.0 (95% confidence interval: 0.7-5.6). The SPQRS-T angle differentiated VA from no VA (P &lt;0.001) and at 124.1 degrees gave positive and negative predictive values and an odds ratio of 36.7%, 96.1%, and 14.2 (95% confidence interval: 3.1-65.6), respectively. Conclusions: The SPQRS-T angle best differentiated patients with VAs.</p>}},
  author       = {{Cortez, Daniel and Graw, Sharon and Mestroni, Luisa}},
  issn         = {{0160-9289}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  number       = {{8}},
  pages        = {{459--463}},
  publisher    = {{Wiley-Blackwell}},
  series       = {{Clinical Cardiology}},
  title        = {{In Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy, the Spatial Peaks QRS-T Angle Identifies Those With Sustained Ventricular Arrhythmias}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/clc.22549}},
  doi          = {{10.1002/clc.22549}},
  volume       = {{39}},
  year         = {{2016}},
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