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ArticleAnnals of noninvasive electrocardiology : the official journal of the International Society for Holter and Noninvasive Electrocardiology, Inc2012

Measure of the QT-RR dynamic coupling in patients with the long QT syndrome.

Josef Halamek, Jean-Philippe Couderc, Pavel Jurak, Vlastimil Vondra, Wojciech Zareba, Ivo Viscor, Pavel Leinveber

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Article in Annals of noninvasive electrocardiology : the official journal of the International Society for Holter and Noninvasive Electrocardiology, Inc, 2012. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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6 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 17 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Clinical applications of QT/RR hysteresis assessment: A systematic review.Annals of noninvasive electrocardiology : the official journal of the International Society for Holter and Noninvasive Electrocardiology, Inc · 2018
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  5. Categorization and theoretical comparison of quantitative methods for assessing QT/RR hysteresis.Annals of noninvasive electrocardiology : the official journal of the International Society for Holter and Noninvasive Electrocardiology, Inc · 2017
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  6. Can QT/RR relationship differentiate between low- and high-risk patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy?Annals of noninvasive electrocardiology : the official journal of the International Society for Holter and Noninvasive Electrocardiology, Inc · 2015
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7 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Josef HalamekInstitute of Scientific Instruments, AS CR, Brno, Czech Republic. josef@isibrno.cz
Jean-Philippe Couderc
Pavel Jurak
Vlastimil Vondra
Wojciech Zareba
Ivo Viscor
Pavel Leinveber
Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Scientific Instruments · CZUniversity of Rochester Medical Center · USUniversity Hospital Brno · CZ

Funding

Center for Quantitative Electrocardiography and Cardiac SafetyU24HL096556 · NHLBI · UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER · PI COUDERC, JEAN-PHILIPPE Y · 2009 to 2011
$2.1M
NHLBI NIH HHS U24 HL096556NHLBI NIH HHS U24HL096556
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe patients with the long QT syndrome type-1 (LQT-1) have an impaired adaptation of the QT interval to heart rate changes. Yet, the description of the dynamic QT-RR coupling in genotyped LQT-1 has never been thoroughly investigated.

methodWe propose a method to model the dynamic QT-RR coupling by defining a transfer function characterizing the relationship between a QT interval and its previous RR intervals measured from ambulatory Holter recordings. Three parameters are used to characterize the QT-RR coupling: a fast gain (Gain(F) ), a slow gain (Gain(L) ), and a time constant (τ). We investigated the values of these parameters across genders, and in genotyped LQT-1 patients with normal QTc interval duration (QTc < 470 ms).

resultsThe QT-RR dynamic profiles are significantly different between LQT-1 patients (97) and controls (154): LQT-1 have longer QTc interval (453 ± 35 vs. 384 ± 26 ms, P < 0.0001), and an increased dependency of the QT interval to previous RR changes revealed by a larger Gain(L) (0.22 ± 0.06 vs. 0.18 ± 0.07, P < 0.0001) and Gain(F) (0.05 ± 0.02 vs. 0.03 ± 0.01, P < 0.0001). Importantly, LQT-1 patients have a faster QT dynamic response to previous RR changes described by τ: 122 ± 44 vs. 172 ± 92 beats (P < 0.0001). This faster QT dynamic response of the QT-RR dynamic coupling remained in LQT-1 patients with QTc in a normal range (<430 ms).

conclusionsThe measurement of QT-RR dynamic coupling could be used in patients suspected to carry a concealed form of the LQT-1 syndrome, or to provide insights into the types of arrhythmogenic triggers a patient may be prone to.

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Adaptation, PhysiologicalAdultCircadian RhythmCohort StudiesElectrocardiography, AmbulatoryFemaleHeart RateHumansLong QT SyndromeMaleReference ValuesYoung Adult

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PMCPMC3481196
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