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ArticleAnnals of noninvasive electrocardiology : the official journal of the International Society for Holter and Noninvasive Electrocardiology, Inc2020

Importance of lead aVR on predicting adverse cardiac events in patients with noncompaction cardiomyopathy.

Firdevs Aysenur Ekizler, Serkan Cay, Nedret Ulvan, Bahar Tekin Tak, Elif Hande Ozcan Cetin, Habibe Kafes, Ozcan Ozeke, Firat Ozcan, Serkan Topaloglu, Omac Tufekcioglu and 1 more

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Article in Annals of noninvasive electrocardiology : the official journal of the International Society for Holter and Noninvasive Electrocardiology, Inc, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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11 authors at 1 institution in 2 countries.

Firdevs Aysenur EkizlerDepartment of Cardiology, Ankara City Hospital, Health Sciences University, Ankara, Turkey.ORCID 0000-0002-3988-6828
Serkan CayDepartment of Cardiology, Ankara City Hospital, Health Sciences University, Ankara, Turkey.ORCID 0000-0002-5476-1214
Nedret UlvanDepartment of Cardiology, Ankara City Hospital, Health Sciences University, Ankara, Turkey.
Bahar Tekin TakDepartment of Cardiology, Ankara City Hospital, Health Sciences University, Ankara, Turkey.ORCID 0000-0003-0971-597X
Elif Hande Ozcan CetinDepartment of Cardiology, Ankara City Hospital, Health Sciences University, Ankara, Turkey.ORCID 0000-0001-5969-2345
Habibe KafesDepartment of Cardiology, Ankara City Hospital, Health Sciences University, Ankara, Turkey.
Ozcan OzekeDepartment of Cardiology, Ankara City Hospital, Health Sciences University, Ankara, Turkey.ORCID 0000-0002-4770-8159
Firat OzcanDepartment of Cardiology, Ankara City Hospital, Health Sciences University, Ankara, Turkey.
Serkan TopalogluDepartment of Cardiology, Ankara City Hospital, Health Sciences University, Ankara, Turkey.
Omac TufekciogluDepartment of Cardiology, Ankara City Hospital, Health Sciences University, Ankara, Turkey.
Dursun ArasDepartment of Cardiology, Ankara City Hospital, Health Sciences University, Ankara, Turkey.
Ankara University · TR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundNoncompaction cardiomyopathy (NCCM) is a relatively rare cardiac abnormality with high rates of mortality and morbidity. T-wave amplitudes during ventricular repolarization in lead aVR (TaVR) have been reported to be associated with the prognosis of various cardiovascular diseases. This study sought to investigate the prevalence and prognostic role of positive TaVR in patients with NCCM.

methodsWe evaluated consecutive 161 patients with NCCM (65.8% men, mean age 42.5 ± 15.2 years old). Presentation electrocardiogram was assessed regarding classical parameters as well as T-wave amplitudes in lead aVR. The primary endpoint was defined as composite lethal arrhythmic events, including sudden cardiac death, ventricular fibrillation, or sustained ventricular tachycardia or appropriate implantable cardioverter-defibrillator shock. Heart failure requiring hospitalization, cardiovascular death, and all-cause mortality were also investigated as secondary endpoints.

resultsPatients with positive TaVR showed higher rates for arrhythmic events, hospitalization for heart failure, and death compared with patients without it. In multivariate Cox model, after adjusting for other known clinical and electrocardiographic risk factors, the positive TaVR was found to be a strong independent predictor of primary endpoint (HR: 4.8, 95% CI: 1.2-19.3; p = .025) and all-cause death (HR: 3.5, 95% CI: 1.0-12.1; p = .045).

conclusionOur findings revealed that positive TaVR is significantly and independently associated with adverse outcomes in NCCM patients. This unique ECG criterion in the often ignored lead provides incremental information beyond what is available with other traditional risk factors.

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Death, Sudden, CardiacAdultCardiomyopathiesDefibrillators, ImplantableElectrocardiographyFemaleHeartHeart FailureHumansMaleRetrospective StudiesRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsTachycardia, VentricularVentricular Fibrillationelectrocardiographylead aVRnoncompaction cardiomyopathyrisk stratificationsudden cardiac deathT wave

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