Key result
Myocardial fibrosis indicated by late gadolinium enhancement was associated with a significantly higher frontal planar QRS/T angle compared to patients without LGE (61.67 vs 37.27, p<0.001).
Why the study?
Evaluating myocardial fibrosis may provide insight into ventricular arrhythmia mechanisms, leading researchers to examine its association with ventricular repolarization heterogeneity assessed by frontal planar QRS/T angle.
Is the presence and extent of non-ischemic myocardial fibrosis on CMR associated with an increased frontal planar QRS/T angle?
Observational
Is the presence and extent of non-ischemic myocardial fibrosis on CMR associated with an increased frontal planar QRS/T angle?
Myocardial fibrosis indicated by non-ischemic LGE on CMR is associated with increased ventricular repolarization heterogeneity as measured by the frontal planar QRS/T angle.
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QRS/T angle may mark fibrosis on CMR in non-ischemic cardiomyopathy; hypothesis-generating, prospective studies needed before clinical use.
OBJECTIVE: Evaluation of myocardial fibrosis may offer an insight into underlying pathological mechanisms of ventricular arrhythmias. We intended to investigate the possible association between the presence and extent of myocardial fibrosis and ventricular repolarization heterogeneity based on frontal planar QRS/T angle. PATIENTS AND METHODS: We retrospectively investigated patients in whom gadolinium-based contrast agent cardiac magnetic resonance imaging was performed due to the suspicion of any myocardial disease. Patients with non-ischemic type late gadolinium enhancement (LGE) were enrolled into this study. The association between presence and extent of myocardial LGE and frontal planar QRS/T angle defined as the absolute difference between QRS wave axis and T-wave axis on a resting 12-lead surface ECG was evaluated. RESULTS: The frontal planar QRS/T angle was significantly higher in patients with myocardial fibrosis indicated by LGE compared to those without LGE (61.67 ± 40.70 vs. 37.27 ± 32.35, p < 0.001). LGE extent score assessed by visual 17-segment model was the only independent variable, which had a significant effect on frontal planar QRS/T angle [Unstandardized Coefficients B = 4.052, 95% CI [(2.025) - (6.079), p < 0.001]. CONCLUSIONS: In conclusion, this study showed that inhomogeneous areas of myocardium due to varying degrees of myocardial fibrosis might affect the electrical activity of the left ventricle, even with normal left ventricular dimensions and function.
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Gürsoy et al. (2023) conducted an observational in Suspected myocardial disease. Myocardial fibrosis indicated by late gadolinium enhancement (LGE) vs. No late gadolinium enhancement was evaluated on Frontal planar QRS/T angle (Unstandardized Coefficient B 4.052, 95% CI 2.025-6.079, p=<0.001). Myocardial fibrosis indicated by late gadolinium enhancement was associated with a significantly higher frontal planar QRS/T angle compared to patients without LGE (61.67 vs 37.27, p<0.001).
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