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lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2 Pt 1
pubmed:dateCreated
2003-4-24
pubmed:abstractText
This study is designed to assess the value of heart rate turbulence (HRT) in the acute phase of MI for prediction of long-term mortality risk. The study included 128 consecutive acute MI patients with 24-hour Holter recordings to evaluate HRT (turbulence onset and slope), SDNN, mean RR interval, and ventricular premature beat frequency. LVEF was evaluated by two-dimensional echocardiography. Data from 117 patients (mean age 58 +/- 11 years) were available for further analysis. Twelve patients died during follow-up (mean 312 +/- 78 days). Although SDNN < 70 ms was the most powerful predictor of mortality among all presumed risk factors (hazard ratio 20 [95% CI 2.6-158]; P = 0.004) in univariate Cox regression analysis, in multivariate analysis LVEF < or = 0.40 and turbulence slope < or = 2.5 ms/RR interval were the only independent predictors of mortality (hazard ratio 6.9 [95% CI 1.8-26]; P = 0.006, hazard ratio 7.3 [95% CI 1.4-37]; P = 0.016, respectively). Addition of HRT parameters for LVEF increased remarkably the positive predictive value (60%) without any decrease in the negative predictive value (92%). Blunted HRT reaction within the first 24 hours of acute MI is an independent predictor of long-term mortality. Furthermore, its predictive power is comparable and also additive to that of LVEF.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Feb
pubmed:issn
0147-8389
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
26
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
544-50
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:12710312-Case-Control Studies, pubmed-meshheading:12710312-Diabetes Mellitus, pubmed-meshheading:12710312-Echocardiography, pubmed-meshheading:12710312-Electrocardiography, Ambulatory, pubmed-meshheading:12710312-Female, pubmed-meshheading:12710312-Heart Rate, pubmed-meshheading:12710312-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:12710312-Male, pubmed-meshheading:12710312-Middle Aged, pubmed-meshheading:12710312-Multivariate Analysis, pubmed-meshheading:12710312-Myocardial Infarction, pubmed-meshheading:12710312-Predictive Value of Tests, pubmed-meshheading:12710312-Prognosis, pubmed-meshheading:12710312-Regression Analysis, pubmed-meshheading:12710312-Risk Factors, pubmed-meshheading:12710312-Sensitivity and Specificity, pubmed-meshheading:12710312-Stroke Volume, pubmed-meshheading:12710312-Time Factors, pubmed-meshheading:12710312-Ventricular Premature Complexes
pubmed:year
2003
pubmed:articleTitle
Assessment of heart rate turbulence in the acute phase of myocardial infarction for long-term prognosis.
pubmed:affiliation
Hacettepe University School of Medicine, Department of Cardiology, Ankara, Turkey. sadele@msx.upmc.edu
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article