Changes in the amplitude of electrocardiogram QRS complexes during follow-up of heart failure patients |
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Authors: | Kataoka Hajime Madias John E |
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Affiliation: | a Division of Internal Medicine, Nishida Hospital, Oita, Japanb Mount Sinai School of Medicine of the New York University, NY, USAc Division of Cardiology, Elmhurst Hospital Center, Elmhurst, NY, USA |
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Abstract: | IntroductionChanges in the electrocardiogram QRS amplitudes (ECGΔ) during follow-up of heart failure (HF) patients have not been clinically exploited heretofore.MethodsWe examined ECGΔ during follow-up of HF patients by employing 42 triplets of ECGs, other laboratory and HF-related clinical data corresponding to clinical stability, worsening, and recovery from 37 HF patients.ResultsThe % changes (Δ%) in the summed QRS amplitude of all 12 leads (ΣQRS12L), 6 precordial leads (ΣQRSV1-V6), 6 limb leads (ΣQRS6L), leads I+II (ΣQRSI + II), and lead aVR were evaluated. Also relationships between the ECG variables and body weight (BW), percent body-fat, and B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) were examined. The QRS amplitude(s) in all ECG variables decreased from clinical stability to worsening HF, and returned to baseline at recovery. During HF worsening, Δ% was highest in lead aVR (−15.3 ± 12.3%), followed by Δ% in ΣQRS6L (−12.9 ± 10.1%) and ΣQRSI + II (−12.1 ± 10.8%). At worsening HF and its recovery, Δ% in ΣQRS6L correlated with Δ% in percent body-fat (r = 0.333, P = .031; r = 0.308, P = .047). At recovery, Δ% in each ECG variable correlated with Δ% in BW. Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) analysis showed that ≥16% reduction of ΣQRS6L and ΣQRSI + II discriminated between stable and worsening HF, with a sensitivity of 43% and 40%, and specificity of 98% for both. ECG variables from limb lead(s) had as good area under the curve (AUC) (0.78-0.84) as BNP (AUC: 0.88) for identifying worsening HF.ConclusionsChanges of the QRS amplitudes in ECGs are as useful for monitoring HF patients as BNP. |
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Keywords: | Heart failure Electrocardiogram QRS amplitude Bioimpedance |
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