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01.11.2014 | Original Article
Low serum eicosapentaenoic acid level is a risk for ventricular arrhythmia in patients with acute myocardial infarction: a possible link to J-waves
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Tomohide Endo, Hirofumi Tomita, Takumi Higuma, Naoki Abe, Motoi Kushibiki, Shin Saitoh, Masahiro Yamada, Takashi Yokota, Takashi Echizen, Hiroaki Yokoyama, Shunta Tateyama, Akiko Suzuki, Yuji Ishida, Kazuo Murakami, Tomohiro Osanai, Ken Okumura
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Heart and Vessels
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Ausgabe 6/2014
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Abstract
Eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) has antiarrhythmic effects. The J-wave on an electrocardiogram is associated with a high incidence of ventricular tachycardia/fibrillation (VT/VF). We evaluated relationships between EPA and J-waves, and their involvement in the occurrence of VT/VF in acute myocardial infarction (AMI). Two hundred consecutive patients undergoing successful percutaneous coronary intervention within 12 h after AMI onset were enrolled. Serum EPA level and J-waves at admission were evaluated. The patients were divided into two groups according to the optimal cutoff value (2.94) of serum EPA level (% of total fatty acids): LOW (<2.94, 61 ± 11 years, n = 103) and HIGH groups (≥2.94, 70 ± 13 years, n = 81). J-waves were observed more frequently in the LOW (36/103, 35 %) than in HIGH group (16/81, 20 %) (P = 0.020). The 30-day incidence of VT/VF including those occurring before admission was higher in the LOW (19.5 %) than in HIGH group (6.2 %) (P = 0.009). The patients with J-waves showed a higher incidence of VT/VF (23.1 %) than those without J-waves (9.9 %) (P = 0.019). Kaplan–Meier analysis showed that the highest incidence of VT/VF was observed in the LOW with J-wave group (27.8 %), followed by the LOW without J-wave (15.0 %), HIGH with J-wave (12.5 %), and HIGH without J-wave (4.6 %) (P = 0.013). Cox proportional hazard analysis revealed that Killip grade and low serum EPA level or presence of J-waves were significantly associated with the incidence of VT/VF. Low serum EPA level is a risk for incidence of VT/VF in the acute phase of myocardial infarction. Involvement of the J-wave and its possible link with EPA in the pathogenesis of ischemia-induced VT/VF are suggested.