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Erschienen in: Pediatric Cardiology 5/2017

29.04.2017 | Original Article

Clinical Application of the QRS-T Angle for the Prediction of Ventricular Arrhythmias in Patients with the Fontan Palliation

verfasst von: Tuong-Vi Tran, Daniel Cortez

Erschienen in: Pediatric Cardiology | Ausgabe 5/2017

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Abstract

Fontan palliation patients are at risk for ventricular arrhythmias post-operatively. This study aimed to evaluate whether differences in the spatial QRS-T angle can reliably predict ventricular arrhythmias in patients who had undergone Fontan palliation. A total of 117 patients who had the Fontan palliation and post-Fontan catheterization were included. Ventricular arrhythmias were identified in nine patients. Measurements of ECG parameters including QRS vector magnitude, QRS duration, corrected QT interval, and spatial peaks QRS-T angles were performed, and compared between those with and without ventricular arrhythmias. The only ECG parameter to distinguish those with versus those without VA was the SPQRS-T angle (p < 0.001), which at a cut-off value of 102.9° gave sensitivity, specificity, positive and negative predictive values of 100.0, 57.0, 17.6 and 100.0%, respectively. Only the spatial peaks QRS-T angle differentiated those with and without ventricular arrhythmia development with a univariate HR 1.237 (95% CI 1.021–1.500) and a multivariate HR of 1.032 (1.009–1.056) when catheter measured parameters were taken into account. In Fontan patients, the spatial peaks QRS-T angle is a significant independent predictor of ventricular arrhythmias. Clinical usefulness of this parameter remains to be seen and should be tested prospectively.
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Metadaten
Titel
Clinical Application of the QRS-T Angle for the Prediction of Ventricular Arrhythmias in Patients with the Fontan Palliation
verfasst von
Tuong-Vi Tran
Daniel Cortez
Publikationsdatum
29.04.2017
Verlag
Springer US
Erschienen in
Pediatric Cardiology / Ausgabe 5/2017
Print ISSN: 0172-0643
Elektronische ISSN: 1432-1971
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00246-017-1618-5

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