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ArticlePloS one2018

Utility of the amplitude of RV1+SV5/6 in assessment of pulmonary hypertension.

Sachiyo Igata, Nobuhiro Tahara, Yoichi Sugiyama, Munehisa Bekki, Jun Kumanomido, Atsuko Tahara, Akihiro Honda, Shoko Maeda, Kazutaka Nashiki, Tomohisa Nakamura and 3 more

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Article in PloS one, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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Sachiyo IgataDivision of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine, Kurume University School of Medicine, Kurume, Japan.
Nobuhiro TaharaDivision of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine, Kurume University School of Medicine, Kurume, Japan.ORCID 0000-0003-2011-8201
Yoichi SugiyamaDivision of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine, Kurume University School of Medicine, Kurume, Japan.
Munehisa BekkiDivision of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine, Kurume University School of Medicine, Kurume, Japan.
Jun KumanomidoDivision of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine, Kurume University School of Medicine, Kurume, Japan.
Atsuko TaharaDivision of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine, Kurume University School of Medicine, Kurume, Japan.
Akihiro HondaDivision of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine, Kurume University School of Medicine, Kurume, Japan.
Shoko MaedaDivision of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine, Kurume University School of Medicine, Kurume, Japan.
Kazutaka NashikiDepartment of Radiology and Center for Diagnostic Imaging, Kurume University School of Medicine, Kurume, Japan.
Tomohisa NakamuraDivision of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine, Kurume University School of Medicine, Kurume, Japan.
Jiahui SunDivision of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine, Kurume University School of Medicine, Kurume, Japan.
Toshi AbeDepartment of Radiology and Center for Diagnostic Imaging, Kurume University School of Medicine, Kurume, Japan.
Yoshihiro FukumotoDivision of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine, Kurume University School of Medicine, Kurume, Japan.
Kurume University · JP

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Electrocardiogram (ECG) has been widely used for assessment of right ventricular (RV) hypertrophy (RVH) in patients with pulmonary hypertension (PH). However, it still remains unclear which ECG criteria of RVH are useful to predict for the severity of PH. The aim of our study was to examine the utility of ECG findings of RVH in assessment of PH. A total of 53 patients (42 women, mean age; 57.6 ± 16.4 years) with pre-capillary PH, who were diagnosed by right heart catheterization, underwent blood sampling, ECG, and cardiac magnetic resonance within a week before the right heart catheterization. We assessed the traditional ECG criteria of RVH in PH patients, and compared to age- and gender-matched control subjects without PH confirmed by 2-dimensional echocardiography (n = 42, mean age 55.3 ± 15.9 years). We also analyzed the clinical variables associated with ECG findings in patients with PH. Mean pulmonary arterial pressure (mPAP), cardiac index, and pulmonary vascular resistance (PVR) in PH patients were 35.3 ± 11.9 mmHg, 2.82 (2.09-3.45) L/min/m2, and 576 ± 376 dyne·sec·cm-5, respectively. The prevalence of right axis deviation (43.4%), R:S ratio V1 > 1 (32.1%), and RV1+SV5/6 > 10.5 mm (69.8%) in PH patients was greater than those in control subjects (p < 0.001). In univariate analysis, mPAP, PVR, RV wall thickness, RV mass index, RV volume, and RV ejection fraction (EF) (inversely) were significantly correlated with the amplitude of RV1+SV5/6. Multiple regression analysis revealed that mPAP and RVEF (inversely) were independently associated with the amplitude of RV1+SV5/6 (R2 = 0.282). Also, we performed the survival analysis among pre-capillary PH patients. During a mean follow-up of 3.7 years, patients with ≥ 16.4 mm of RV1+SV5/6 had worse prognosis than those with < 16.4 mm (Log rank p = 0.015). In conclusion, the amplitude of SV1+RV5/6 could be the most useful factor reflected for RV remodeling, hemodynamics and survival in patients with pre-capillary PH.

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AdultAgedCardiac CatheterizationCase-Control StudiesEchocardiographyElectrocardiographyFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHeart VentriclesHemodynamicsHumansHypertension, PulmonaryHypertrophy, Right VentricularMaleMiddle AgedPredictive Value of Tests

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PMCPMC6261044
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