ATP负荷及运动负荷试验中心电图的变化对冠心病的诊断价值

目的探讨ATP负荷及运动负荷心肌灌注单光子发射计算机体层摄影术(SPECT)中的ECG变化及其对冠心病的诊断价值。方法选择61例疑诊冠心病的患者,并在不同时间分别行ATP负荷及运动负荷SPECT检查,其中46例行冠状动脉造影。收集ATP及运动负荷试验中的ECG资料并进行分析。结果ATP与运动负荷试验中ECG心律失常的发生情况相似(χ2=1.985,P=0.159);ATP负荷试验ST段下降发生率明显低于运动负荷试验(12.5%vs51.8%,χ2=19.813,P<0.001),且下降幅度低。ATP负荷试验ECG诊断冠心病的敏感性明显低于运动负荷试验(28.6%vs71.4%,χ2=7.714,P=0.005),特异性、阳性预测值及阴性预测值与运动负荷试验相似(95.2%vs71.4%,85.7%vs71.4%,57.1%vs71.4%,P>0.05)。结论与运动负荷试验比较,ATP负荷试验ECG诊断冠心病的敏感性低,但特异性及阳性预测值相对较高。     

Value of t-wave direction with lead iii st-segment depression in acute anterior wall myocardial infarction: Electrocardiographic prediction of a “wrapped” left anterior descending artery

Background: Lead III ST-segment depression during acute anterior wall myocardial infarction (AMI) has been attributed to reciprocal changes. However, the value of the T-wave direction (positive or negative) in predicting the site of obstruction and type of the left anterior descending (LAD) artery is not clear and has not been studied before. Hypothesis: The aim of the study was to assess retrospectively the correlation between two patterns of lead III ST-segment depression, and type of LAD artery and its level of obstruction during first AMI. Methods: The study group consisted of 48 consecutive patients, admitted to the coronary care unit for first AMI, who showed ST-segment elevation in lead aVL and ST-segment depression in lead III on admission 12-lead electrocardiogram. The patients were divided by T-wave direction into Group 1 (n = 31), negative T wave, and Group 2 (n = 17), positive T wave. The coronary angiogram was evaluated for type of LAD (“wrapped”, i.e., surrounding the apex or not), site of obstruction (pre- or postdiagonal branch), and other significant coronary artery obstructions. Results: Mean lead III ST-segment depression was 1.99 ± 1.32 mm in Group 1 and 1.13 ± 0.74 mm in Group 2 (p = 0.004); mean ST-segment elevation in aVL was 1.35 ± 0.84 mm and 1.23 ± 0.5 mm, respectively (p = 0.5). A wrapped LAD was found in 12 patients (38.7%) in Group 1 and in 13 in Group 2 (76.4%) (p = 0.02). The sensitivity of lead III ST-segment depression with positive T wave to predict a wrapped LAD was 52%, and the specificity was 82% with a positive predictive value of 76%. On angiography, 25 patients (80%) in Group 1 and 13 (76%) in Group 2 had prediagonal occlusion of the LAD (p = 0.77 ). No significant difference between groups was found for right and circumflex coronary artery involvement or incidence of multivessel disease. Conclusions: The presence of lead III ST-segment depression with positive T wave associated with ST-segment elevation in aVL in the early course of AMI can serve as an early electrocardiographic marker of prediagonal occlusion of a “wrapped” LAD.     

The diagnostic utility of heart rate-corrected ST-segment depression during adenosine nuclear stress testing

Background

Vasodilator stress testing relies heavily on the imaging portion so that clinically useful information from the electrocardiogram may be overlooked. Stress-induced ST-segment depression, although uncommon, is highly predictive of severe disease. We investigated whether minor ST depressions during adenosine nuclear stress testing corrected for the modest heart rate increases (ST/HR slope and ST/HR index) might be clinically relevant.

Methods

The study included 74 consecutive patients with electrocardiograms interpretable for ischemia who underwent coronary angiography within the following 6 months.

Results

Abnormal responses using conventional thresholds for ischemic ST depression, the ST/HR slope, and ST/HR index were present in 8%, 20%, and 27%, respectively. The sensitivity for conventional ST depression was 11% and, when corrected for heart rate, increased to 27% and 36%, (P = .012), without adversely affecting the high positive predictive accuracy (83%, 80%, and 80%). Even with a normal perfusion scan, heart rate correction was highly predictive of multivessel coronary artery disease (4/5 patients).

Summary

Heart rate correction of ST depression during adenosine nuclear stress improves on conventional ST depression and may compliment perfusion imaging in detecting multivessel disease.     

Prediction of single versus multivessel disease following myocardial infarction using 201thallium scintigraphy and electrocardiographic stress testing

We evaluated 50 patients who suffered a single myocardial infarction with graded electrocardiographic stress testing, 201thallium myocardial perfusion imaging and coronary angiography to assess the role of noninvasive indices as predictors of single versus multivessel coronary artery disease. Multivessel involvement was defined angiographically as the presence of two or more major coronary arteries with at least a 70% intraluminal diameter narrowing. Multivessel disease was defined scintigraphically as the presence of stress and/or redistribution perfusion defects in the distribution of more than one coronary artery. The results of stress electrocardiography were not useful in differentiating patients with single (9/16 positive) versus multivessel (22/34 positive) disease. The degree of exercise-induced ST-segment depression was also not helpful. Stress 201thallium imaging did offer limited additional information with correct predictions of multivessel disease in 21 of 26 patients. Predictions of single-vessel disease were accurate in 11 of 24 patients. Eleven of these 13 incorrect predictions of single-vessel disease were due to the relative insensitivity of the thallium stress image to perceive defect in the anterior wall when the left anterior descending artery had significant obstruction at catheterization. Further refinements of stress perfusion imaging are needed before this method can be used to reliably separate patients with single and multivessel disease after myocardial infarction.     

Thallium-201 myocardial scintigraphy in patients with Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome

Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome (WPW) is known to cause abnormal rest electrocardiogram and stress test. Thallium-201 myocardial scintigraphy has been particularly indicated for the noninvasive evaluation of coronary artery disease in these patients. The study group consisted of 11 WPW patients with abnormal ST-segment depression at rest electrocardiogram and/or stress test, with the absence of signs or symptoms of coronary artery disease. All the patients underwent exercise thallium-201 imaging associated with stress test by bicycle ergometer: 7 of them had ST-segment depression, but without other signs or symptoms of coronary artery disease. Transient and moderate myocardial perfusion defects were found in 5 of 11 patients. Perfusion defects in patients with WPW could derive from dyssynergy of ventricular activation, which could modify myocardial perfusion scintigraphy despite the absence of angiographic coronary stenosis. Previous reports and our data concluded that transient perfusion defects during exercise thallium-201 testing in WPW patients without cardiovascular disease may be observed. Thus, thallium-201 myocardial scintigraphy could present some limitations as a helpful adjunctive method for assessment of coronary artery disease in WPW patients.     

腺苷负荷试验心肌核素显像对冠心病诊断价值的评估

目的分析腺苷负荷试验心肌核素显像对于冠心病诊断的敏感性、特异性及其特点。方法住院患者同时行冠状动脉（冠脉）造影和腺苷负荷试验心肌核素显像。腺苷总量为840μg／kg,6min匀速静脉泵入,腺苷泵入3min时静脉推注^99m锝-甲氧基异丁基异腈核素显像925MBq,1．5h后进行心肌断层显像,若异常,次日行静息心肌显像。结果冠脉造影阳性50例中,心肌核素显像阳性44例。29例冠脉造影无明显狭窄,其中19例心肌核素显像阴性。腺苷负荷试验心肌核素显像对于冠心病诊断的敏感性和特异性为88．O％和65．5％。前降支病变40例,心肌核素前壁区域低灌注32例,回旋支病变27例,侧壁区域低灌注21例,右冠脉病变32例,下壁区域低灌注31例,右冠脉病变较前降支或回旋支病变的心肌核素显像阳性率高（P〈0．05）。结论腺苷负荷试验心肌核素显像对于冠心病诊断的敏感性、特异性较高。     

A simplified approach for evaluating multiple test outcomes and multiple disease states in relation to the exercise thallium-201 stress test in suspected coronary artery disease

This study describes a simplified approach for the interpretation of electrocardiographic and thallium-201 imaging data derived from the same patient during exercise. The 383 patients in this study had also undergone selective coronary arteriography within 3 months of the exercise test. This matrix approach allows for multiple test outcomes (both tests positive, both negative, 1 test positive and 1 negative) and multiple disease states (no coronary artery disease vs 1-vessel vs multivessel coronary artery disease). Because this approach analyzes the results of 2 test outcomes simultaneously rather than serially, it also negates the lack of test independence, if such an effect is present. It is also demonstrated that ST-segment depression on the electrocardiogram and defects on initial thallium-201 images provide conditionally independent information regarding the presence of coronary artery disease in patients without prior myocardial infarction. In contrast, ST-segment depression on the electrocardiogram and redistribution on the delayed thallium-201 images may not provide totally independent information regarding the presence of exercise-induced ischemia in patients with or without myocardial infarction.     

Value of ST-segment depression during paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia in the diagnosis of coronary artery disease

We evaluated 39 patients >45 years old with paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia (SVT), 21 of whom had ST-segment depression during SVT. Treadmill exercise testing, including thallium stress scintigraphy, was performed in all patients and coronary angiography in 21 patients with ST-segment depression. Based on the presence of abnormal findings on exercise electrocardiogram and/or thallium in 7 of 21 patients (33%) with ST-segment depression, with additional corroboration by angiographic data, we conclude that myocardial ischemia and coronary artery disease is one, but not the only, mechanism involved in the genesis of ST-segment depression during paroxysmal SVT.     

腺苷负荷心肌灌注显像141例临床分析

目的:腺苷负荷心肌灌注显像(MPI)与冠状动脉造影(CAG)2种检查方法的结果对比分析。方法:对141例患者分别行腺苷负荷MPI及CAG检查,并使用校正的TIMI血流分级(CTFC)方法评价冠状动脉血流速度。对2种方法的检查结果进行比较分析。结果:腺苷负荷MPI阳性的99例患者中,经CAG检查确诊冠心病者52例,冠状动脉慢血流(CSF)者37例,冠状动脉正常者10例。腺苷负荷MPI对冠心病诊断的灵敏度和特异度为92.9%和44.7%;对CSF诊断的灵敏度和特异度为82.2%和75.0%。结论:腺苷负荷MPI阳性者中一部分为冠心病患者,一部分为CSF者,对于腺苷负荷MPI异常的患者需进一步行CAG检查以明确病情。     

Electrocardiographic differentiation of occlusion of the left circumflex versus the right coronary artery as a cause of inferior acute myocardial infarction

To determine whether the admission electrocardiogram can identify left circumflex or right coronary artery occlusion as the cause of an inferior acute myocardial infarction (AMI), findings from electrocardiography and coronary angiography performed within 12 hours of each other were retrospectively assessed in 41 consecutive patients with inferior AMI. All patients had ST-segment elevation in 1 or more inferior leads (II, III or aVF). Of the 12 patients with circumflex coronary artery occlusion, 10 (83%) had ST-segment elevation in 1 or more lateral leads (aVL, V5 or V6) without ST-segment depression in lead I. Similar electrocardiographic findings were noted in only 1 of 29 patients (4%) with right coronary occlusion (p less than 0.001). ST-segment depression in precordial leads V1-V3 was equally prevalent in both groups. Thus, the presence of both ST-segment elevation in 2 or more inferior leads and ST-segment elevation in 1 or more lateral leads with an isoelectric or elevated ST segment in lead I identified circumflex coronary occlusion with a sensitivity of 83%, specificity of 96%, positive predictive accuracy of 91% and negative predictive accuracy of 93%. When these criteria were prospectively applied to an additional cohort of 19 consecutive patients with inferior AMI (5 with left circumflex and 14 with right coronary artery occlusion), presence of left circumflex coronary artery occlusion was predicted with a sensitivity of 80%, specificity of 93%, positive predictive accuracy of 100% and negative predictive accuracy of 93%. Thus, the admission 12-lead electrocardiogram can assist in differentiating left circumflex from right coronary artery occlusion in patients with inferior AMI.     

Use of radionuclide angiography and an electrocardiographic stress test to diagnose multivessel disease after a first episode of uncomplicated myocardial infarction

Sixty consecutive patients who were symptom free 2-12 months after an uncomplicated acute myocardial infarction underwent maximal treadmill exercise testing, radionuclide angiography before and during submaximal bicycle stress test, and coronary angiography. The results of the non-invasive procedures were compared with those of coronary angiography. The sensitivity and specificity of electrocardiogram stress test for detection of multivessel disease were 40% and 77% respectively. Failure of left ventricular ejection fraction to increase at least 5% with exercise identified 20 of the 25 patients with multivessel disease (sensitivity 80%) and 23 of the 35 patients with no additional coronary artery stenosis (specificity 66%). In patients with anterior Q waves the sensitivity was 78% and the specificity 50%, whereas in the presence of inferior Q waves these values were 81% and 87% respectively. Loss of left ventricle synchronicity during effort, as indicated by failure of the standard deviation of the phases to decrease during exercise, demonstrated a radionuclide angiography sensitivity of 80% (77% for anterior myocardial infarction and 81% for inferior myocardial infarction) and a specificity of 50% (33% for anterior myocardial infarction and 64% for inferior myocardial infarction). When the test was considered to be positive if either the ejection fraction or the standard deviation of the phases criteria were positive, the sensitivity was 100% and specificity 46% (30% for anterior myocardial infarction and 65% for inferior myocardial infarction). It is concluded that in patients who are free from angina 2-12 months after an episode of uncomplicated myocardial infarction, a simple exercise electrocardiogram cannot be relied upon to detect residual ischaemia. An abnormal ejection fraction response or an increased standard deviation of the phases during exercise nuclear angiography or both identified all the patients with multivessel disease. None of the patients in whom radionuclide angiographic criteria were negative had multivessel disease.     

Use of radionuclide angiography and an electrocardiographic stress test to diagnose multivessel disease after a first episode of uncomplicated myocardial infarction.

Sixty consecutive patients who were symptom free 2-12 months after an uncomplicated acute myocardial infarction underwent maximal treadmill exercise testing, radionuclide angiography before and during submaximal bicycle stress test, and coronary angiography. The results of the non-invasive procedures were compared with those of coronary angiography. The sensitivity and specificity of electrocardiogram stress test for detection of multivessel disease were 40% and 77% respectively. Failure of left ventricular ejection fraction to increase at least 5% with exercise identified 20 of the 25 patients with multivessel disease (sensitivity 80%) and 23 of the 35 patients with no additional coronary artery stenosis (specificity 66%). In patients with anterior Q waves the sensitivity was 78% and the specificity 50%, whereas in the presence of inferior Q waves these values were 81% and 87% respectively. Loss of left ventricle synchronicity during effort, as indicated by failure of the standard deviation of the phases to decrease during exercise, demonstrated a radionuclide angiography sensitivity of 80% (77% for anterior myocardial infarction and 81% for inferior myocardial infarction) and a specificity of 50% (33% for anterior myocardial infarction and 64% for inferior myocardial infarction). When the test was considered to be positive if either the ejection fraction or the standard deviation of the phases criteria were positive, the sensitivity was 100% and specificity 46% (30% for anterior myocardial infarction and 65% for inferior myocardial infarction). It is concluded that in patients who are free from angina 2-12 months after an episode of uncomplicated myocardial infarction, a simple exercise electrocardiogram cannot be relied upon to detect residual ischaemia. An abnormal ejection fraction response or an increased standard deviation of the phases during exercise nuclear angiography or both identified all the patients with multivessel disease. None of the patients in whom radionuclide angiographic criteria were negative had multivessel disease.     

Usefulness of QT dispersion immediately after exercise as an indicator of coronary stenosis independent of gender or exercise-induced ST-segment depression

Several recent studies suggest that QT dispersion on a standard 12-lead electrocardiogram is a clinically useful indicator of significant coronary stenosis. In this study, we compared the diagnostic accuracy of QT dispersion immediately after exercise as an indicator of coronary stenosis in men and women, and in the presence or absence of exercise-induced significant ST-segment depression. The subjects were 273 consecutive patients (mean age 56 ± 9 years; 190 men and 83 women) without a history of myocardial infarction who underwent treadmill exercise electrocardiography and coronary angiography for evaluation of angina. Of these, 146 patients had no significant coronary stenosis, 61 had single-vessel disease, 56 had multivessel disease, and 10 had left main coronary artery disease. QT dispersion immediately after exercise was significantly greater in patients with significant coronary stenosis than in those without (64 ± 14 vs 39 ± 14 ms, p <0.01). QT dispersion immediately after exercise was significantly more sensitive in men (sensitivity 75%; specificity 85%) and significantly more specific in women (sensitivity 77%, specificity 88%) than exercise-induced significant ST-segment depression (men: sensitivity 62%, specificity 74%; women: sensitivity 81%, specificity 68%) as an indicator of significant coronary stenosis. The addition of factors such as gender and the presence or absence of exercise-induced significant ST-segment depression did not significantly alter the sensitivity and specificity of QT dispersion immediately after exercise for detecting significant coronary stenosis (patients with significant ST-segment depression: sensitivity 77%, specificity 88%; patients without significant ST-segment depression: sensitivity 72%, specificity 86%). In conclusion, QT dispersion immediately after exercise is a clinically useful indicator of significant coronary stenosis independent of gender or the presence or absence of exercise-induced significant ST-segment depression.     

Post-infarction exercise testing in patients under 55 years. Relation between ischaemic abnormalities and the extent of coronary artery disease.

Previous studies have suggested that the early post-infarction exercise test is useful in predicting the extent of coronary artery disease. The results of a heart rate limited exercise test three weeks after infarction and a symptom limited exercise test six weeks after infarction obtained by both standard lead electrocardiograms and 16 lead precordial maps were compared in 100 consecutive survivors of acute myocardial infarction under 55 years of age. Exercise tests were defined as being positive on the basis of angina, ST segment depression greater than or equal to 1 mm in any electrocardiogram lead, or exertional hypotension. Multivessel disease, that is two or three vessel disease, was present in 60 patients, and three vessel disease in 22 patients. The sensitivity, specificity, and predictive value for multivessel disease of the three week test were 38%, 83%, and 76% respectively; and results for the six week test were 55%, 75%, and 77% respectively. Only 32% of patients with three vessel disease were identified at the three week test, and 59% at the six week test. Significantly more patients with multivessel and three vessel disease were identified by the symptom limited six week test. Precordial mapping offered no advantages over the standard 12 lead electrocardiogram in either the identification of patients with multivessel disease or the prediction of the distribution of coronary artery disease. Angina pectoris during the exercise test at six weeks was the single most useful predictor of multivessel disease. Multivessel disease was found in 27 (87%) of the 31 patients with angina with or without ST depression during the test at six weeks compared with 33 (48%) of the 69 patients who did not have angina during the test at six weeks. Exercise testing in the early post-infarction period in patients under 55 years of age is of limited value in predicting the extent of coronary artery disease. It is, therefore, unreasonable to use such exercise tests to select patients for coronary arteriography after myocardial infarction. None the less angina pectoris occurring during a symptom limited exercise test six weeks after infarction is a strong predictor of multivessel disease, and coronary arteriography is recommended in these patients.     

Studies on ergometer exercise testing. II. Effect of previous myocardial infarction, digoxin, and beta-blockade on exercise electrocardiography

The results of exercise electrocardiography were studied in a random sample of 317 subjects with clinical suspicion of coronary artery disease. In 278 patients with coronary artery disease the rate of false negative tests was 18% with and 12% without previous myocardial infarction. If ST elevation was considered a negative response, the corresponding values were 25% and 13%, respectively, p less than 0.01. The greatest prevalence of negative tests was seen after anterior myocardial infarction: 27% or 42% when ST elevation was not included into positive responses. The sensitivity of exercise-induced ST depression for the presence of multivessel disease was lower after anterior infarction (67%) than in other patients with previous infarction (86%), p less than 0.01. The corresponding specificities were 71% and 22%, respectively, p less than 0.005. If ST elevation was included into positive responses these differences were abolished. In subjects without myocardial infarction the sensitivity was 89% and specificity 43%. Digitalized patients had somewhat higher sensitivity in the exercise electrocardiogram than those without digoxin, 90% vs. 81% (p less than 0.05), but the difference was not seen with exclusion of ST elevation. The specificity was not influenced by digitalis. beta-blockade had no effect on the sensitivity or specificity, but the prevalence of postexercise ST evolution was lower with (11%) than without (30%) beta-blockade. The prevalence of slowly ascending ST depression was reduced by three factors: the presence of digitalis in patients without previous myocardial infarction, infarction itself, and the extent of coronary artery disease. We conclude that exercise electrocardiography has only a limited value in prediction of multivessel disease.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)     

Post-infarction exercise testing in patients under 55 years. Relation between ischaemic abnormalities and the extent of coronary artery disease

Previous studies have suggested that the early post-infarction exercise test is useful in predicting the extent of coronary artery disease. The results of a heart rate limited exercise test three weeks after infarction and a symptom limited exercise test six weeks after infarction obtained by both standard lead electrocardiograms and 16 lead precordial maps were compared in 100 consecutive survivors of acute myocardial infarction under 55 years of age. Exercise tests were defined as being positive on the basis of angina, ST segment depression greater than or equal to 1 mm in any electrocardiogram lead, or exertional hypotension. Multivessel disease, that is two or three vessel disease, was present in 60 patients, and three vessel disease in 22 patients. The sensitivity, specificity, and predictive value for multivessel disease of the three week test were 38%, 83%, and 76% respectively; and results for the six week test were 55%, 75%, and 77% respectively. Only 32% of patients with three vessel disease were identified at the three week test, and 59% at the six week test. Significantly more patients with multivessel and three vessel disease were identified by the symptom limited six week test. Precordial mapping offered no advantages over the standard 12 lead electrocardiogram in either the identification of patients with multivessel disease or the prediction of the distribution of coronary artery disease. Angina pectoris during the exercise test at six weeks was the single most useful predictor of multivessel disease. Multivessel disease was found in 27 (87%) of the 31 patients with angina with or without ST depression during the test at six weeks compared with 33 (48%) of the 69 patients who did not have angina during the test at six weeks. Exercise testing in the early post-infarction period in patients under 55 years of age is of limited value in predicting the extent of coronary artery disease. It is, therefore, unreasonable to use such exercise tests to select patients for coronary arteriography after myocardial infarction. None the less angina pectoris occurring during a symptom limited exercise test six weeks after infarction is a strong predictor of multivessel disease, and coronary arteriography is recommended in these patients.     

腺苷负荷试验心肌灌注显像在老年人冠心病中的临床应用

目的 评价腺苷负荷试验心肌灌注显像在诊断老年人冠心病的准确性及临床应用的特点.方法 63例临床疑诊冠心病或已诊断但病情不稳定需介入治疗老年患者,住院后分别行腺苷负荷试验心肌灌注显像和冠状动脉(冠动)造影检查.腺苷负荷试验心肌灌注采用单光子发射断层显像图像采集系统,腺苷以140μg·kg-1·min-1静脉注射,用药时间6 min,注射过程中全程监测心电图、血压及患者的症状.于注射腺苷3 min末,静脉注射核素显像剂99cm Tc-MIBI 925 MBq,1.5 h后行心肌灌注断层显像,若显像异常,次日行静息心肌显像.冠脉造影按常规程序,在腺苷负荷试验心,肌灌注显像前后1周内进行.结果 63例中,53例冠脉造影阳性,10例阴性,而腺苷负荷试验心肌灌注显像51例阳性,7例阴性.腺苷负荷试验心肌灌注显像诊断老年人冠心病的总体敏感性为96.2%,特异性为70.0%,阳性预测值94.4%,阴性预测值77.8%,准确性为92.1%.53例冠脉造影显示,冠脉狭窄病变中,单支病变29例,二支14例,三支10例;累及左前降支(LAD)44支,左回旋支(LCX)18支,右冠脉(RCA)25支.腺苷负荷试验心肌灌注显像判断血管病变以LAD敏感性最高,达到95.5%;RCA次之,为84.0%;LCX最差,仅为55.6%;但特异性可达100%.监测过程中,32例(50.0%)患者发生胸闷、胸痛、头晕、头痛等不良反应,无严重事件发生.结论 腺苷负荷心肌灌注显像诊断老年人冠心病的敏感性、特异性高,尤其对探查和定位严重的冠脉病变准确性更高;腺苷负荷试验过程中副作用小,且因检查无创,因此在老年人冠心病的临床诊断应用中具有重要的价值.     

Effect of the degree of effort on the sensitivity of the exercise thallium-201 stress test in symptomatic coronary artery disease

The sensitivity of ST-segment depression on the electrocardiogram during exercise is influenced by the level of effort. Whether such is the case with thallium-201 imaging (initial defect or redistribution) has not been established. Accordingly, the prevalence of these parameters was evaluated in 288 patients (age 59 +/- 10 years, 88% men) with coronary artery disease who underwent both exercise thallium-201 imaging and coronary angiography within 3 months of each other: 159 had a prior myocardial infarction, 72 had 1-vessel, and 216 had multivessel disease. The degree of effort was evaluated by 3 criteria: (1) percentage of maximal predicted heart rate (less than or equal to 65, greater than 65 to 85, greater than 85%); (2) workload during exercise (less than or equal to 4, greater than 4 to 8, greater than 8 METs); and (3) duration of exercise (less than or equal to 3, greater than 3 to 6, greater than 6 minutes). The prevalence of defects on initial images was higher than both redistribution on delayed images and ST-segment depression on the electrocardiogram (p less than 0.01). The overall prevalence of initial defects remained the same for all levels of effort and was not influenced by the presence or absence of a prior infarction. However, it decreased in patients with 1-vessel disease who exercised to higher workloads. The prevalence of redistribution on delayed thallium-201 images was higher than that of ST-segment depression on the electrocardiogram (p less than 0.01), except at higher levels of effort where they were similar.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)     

Value of QT dispersion in the interpretation of treadmill exercise electrocardiograms of patients without exercise-induced chest pain or ST-segment depression

It has recently been reported that increased QT dispersion seen on standard 12-lead electrocardiograms (ECGs) reflects transient myocardial ischemia. The present study investigates whether increased QT dispersion induced by exercise is a useful indicator for detecting significant coronary stenosis in patients who do not have chest pain or significant ST-segment depression in response to exercise. We studied 135 consecutive patients (mean age +/- SD, 55 +/- 9 years; 97 men and 38 women) who complained of anginal chest pain and who did not have exercise-induced chest pain or significant ST-segment depression during treadmill exercise electrocardiography. Coronary angiography was performed in all of patients. Of the 135 patients, 97 had no significant coronary stenosis, 25 had 1-vessel coronary artery disease (CAD), and 13 had multivessel CAD. QT dispersion immediately after exercise was significantly greater in the group with significant coronary stenosis than without significant coronary stenosis (62 +/- 13 vs 40 +/- 14 ms, p <0.0001). When QT dispersion >/=60 ms immediately after exercise was considered a positive result, this indicator had a sensitivity of 74%, a specificity of 85%, and an accuracy of 81% for the diagnosis of significant coronary stenosis. In conclusion, we have shown that QT dispersion immediately after exercise is useful for detecting significant CAD in patients who do not have exercise-induced chest pain or significant ST-segment depression.     

急性冠脉综合征三支病变患者心电图表现

目的研究急性冠脉综合征(ACS)三支病变患者心电图表现。方法241例冠状动脉(冠脉)造影明确的ACS分成非ST段抬高型急性冠脉综合征(NSTE-ACS)(n=173)与急性ST段抬高型心肌梗死(STEMI)(n=68)两种群体,比较各群体中三支病变与非三支病变患者心电图指标。结果NSTEMI-ACS三支病变与左主干病变患者多表现为V₄~V₆、Ⅰ、Ⅱ导联ST段压低伴随aVR导联ST段抬高的心电图模式。与STEMI非三支病变患者相比,STEMI三支病变患者Ⅰ、aVL、V₆导联ST段抬高数占比较多,且多有aVR导联T波直立与低电压表现;冠脉造影提示STEMI三支病变患者右冠及左回旋支狭窄程度更重。结论NSTEMI-ACS三支病变与左主干病变患者具有相对特定的心电图表现,STEMI三支病变患者心肌梗死部位广泛,易合并侧壁心肌梗死。