The Role of Electrocardiograms in Risk Stratification and Analysis of the Characteristics of ST Elevation in Acute Myocarditis: a 2-centre Study
- Conditions
- Myocarditis
- Interventions
- Device: ECG
- Registration Number
- NCT04498494
- Lead Sponsor
- Yuanli Lei
- Brief Summary
The purpose of the present study was to investigate ECG findings of patients with acute myocarditis, ECG findings associated with fulminant myocarditis, and the characteristics of ST-elevation on admission.
- Detailed Description
Acute myocarditis is a severe disease with high mortality rate and various dynamic changes visible on electrocardiograms (ECGs). The aim were to investigate ECG findings in acute myocarditis, ECG findings associated with fulminant myocarditis (FM), and the characteristics of ST elevation at admission. A retrospective analysis of 1814 ECGs was conducted from 274 consecutive patients with acute myocarditis aged ≥13 years, who were hospitalized in two centres between August 2007 and November 2019. All ECG obtained during the hospital course were evaluated by 2 electrophysiologists. A chi-square test was used to evaluate and compare the abnormal ECG findings between the FM and non-FM groups, and multivariate logistic regression analysis was performed to further evaluate ECG findings associated with FM. The Mann-Whitney U test was used to compare the duration of cardiac symptoms before admission for ST elevation at admission.
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 274
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clinical diagnosis of Acute myocarditis
- complete data of ECG
Exclusion Criteria :
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Incomplete data;
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a history of congenital heart disease, cardiomyopathy or arrhythmias;
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myocarditis not being the primary diagnosis for a particular admission;
- absence of cardiac symptoms.
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Not provided
Study & Design
- Study Type
- OBSERVATIONAL
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description myocarditis ECG The diagnosis of acute myocarditis was confirmed by a recent history of gastrointestinal/upper respiratory tract infection and/or complaints of cardiac symptoms and increasing cardiac markers and/or presentation with a new abnormality of the 12-lead ECGcombined with at least one of the following: ⅰ) Active or borderline biopsy according to the Dallas criteria (13); ⅱ) positive infectious origin of ventricular dysfunction; ⅲ) delayed enhancement on cardiac MRI consistent with myocarditis; or ⅳ) serological tests, ECGs, ultrasonic cardiogram (UCG), coronary angiography and ventriculography to exclude acute myocardial infarction (AMI), stress cardiomyopathy, congenital heart disease, myocarditis secondary to sepsis, valve disease, hyperthyroidism, autoimmune disease and rheumatic fever fulminant myocarditis ECG In patients with acute myocarditis, a diagnosis of FM was determined upon identification of one or more of the following: Haemodynamic instability due to cardiogenic shock or arrhythmia; left ventricular dysfunction and low cardiac output syndrome requiring inotropes or mechanical circulatory support; mechanical ventilation; and/or cardiac arrest (CA)
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method The percentage rate of ST elevation through study completion, an average of 2 years ST elevation was the typical ECG changes of acute myocarditis. The study was to investigate how many patients presented with ST elevation on admission.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Atrioventricular block, ventricular tachycardia and their correlationwith Fulminant myocarditis (FM) through study completion, an average of 6 months FM is a peculiar clinical condition and is an acute and severe form of myocarditis . FM is associated with a wide variety of ECG findings. The study was to investigate Atrioventricular block, ventricular tachycardia and their correlation with FM.
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University
🇨🇳Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China