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Usefulness of patient’s history and non-invasive electrocardiographic parameters in prediction of ajmaline test results in patients with suspected Brugada syndrome
 
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Submission date: 2012-04-16
 
 
Final revision date: 2012-08-16
 
 
Acceptance date: 2012-09-16
 
 
Online publication date: 2013-08-12
 
 
Publication date: 2014-10-31
 
 
Arch Med Sci 2014;10(5):899-912
 
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Introduction: The aim of the work was to assess the usefulness of patient’s history and non-invasive electrocardiographic parameters in the prediction of ajmaline test results in patients with suspected Brugada syndrome.
Material and methods: The study involved a group of 59 patients (37 men) at average age of 31.6 ±12.2 years with suspected concealed form of Brugada syndrome. Pharmacological provocation with intravenous ajmaline administration was performed. The patients were divided into two groups depending on ajmaline test results. Individual and total predictive value for ajmaline test was based on the analysis of medical anamnesis and non-invasive electrocardiographic examination.
Results: The analysis carried out within the work indicated a special predictive value of 2 parameters which constituted the study inclusion criteria – family history of Brugada syndrome (28.6% vs. 3.8%; p = 0.0477) and occurrence of saddleback electrocardiographic changes in ECG curve (42.9% vs. 0.0%; p = 0.0002). Non-invasive electrocardiographic parameters which showed significant predictive value for ajmaline test were as follows: dispersion of QTc interval (prior to the provocation test 54.43 ±24.77 ms vs. 32.70 ±12.98 ms; p = 0.0005 and during daytime activity 46.81 ±27.16 ms vs. 32.07 ±13.19 ms; p = 0.0198), corrected QT intervals, Tpeak-Tend intervals in particular leads, QTpeak intervals, dispersion of Tpeak-Tend interval assessed from precordial leads (V1–V6) (42.86 ±13.80 ms vs. 26.54 ±11.70 ms; p = 0.001) and J-point elevation in V2 and V3 leads.
Conclusions: Both interview and non-invasive electrocardiographic parameters which reflect cardiomyocyte repolarization disorders are of high predictive value in anticipating ajmaline pharmacological provocation results in patients with suspected Brugada syndrome.
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