Key result
Short-term heart rate variability measurements in post-MI patients demonstrated intra-class correlation coefficients ranging from 0.72 to 0.81, supporting their use for diagnostic purposes.
Why the study?
Are short-term heart rate variability measurements reliable for diagnostic or classification purposes in post-myocardial infarction patients?
Observational (n=61)
Are short-term heart rate variability measurements reliable for diagnostic or classification purposes in post-myocardial infarction patients?
Short-term HRV parameters in post-MI patients exhibit large day-to-day variations that complicate individual treatment effect detection, though ICC values support their use for broader diagnostic or classification purposes.
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May support diagnostic classification in post-MI cohorts; leaves open reliability for individual monitoring.
Despite a well-established prognostic value in cardiac patients, HRV (heart rate variability) indexes have been used little in the clinical setting. Poor reliability of the measurements might be a possible explanation for this. In the present study, we assessed the reliability of short-term HRV indexes in post-MI (myocardial infarction) patients. We studied 61 MI patients [50 males; age, 59+/-8 years; and LVEF (left ventricular ejection fraction), 46+/-6%; values are means +/-S.D.],who underwent a 5+5 min ECG recording during spontaneous and paced breathing on two consecutive days. Standard time-domain [SDNN (S.D. of RR interval values) and RMSSD (root- mean-square of successive RR interval differences)] and frequency-domain [LF (low-frequency) and HF (high-frequency) power, and LF/HF] indexes of HRV were computed. Absolute and relative reliability were assessed by the 95% limits of random variation and by the ICC (intra-class correlation coefficient). The agreement between the two measurements in classifying patients at low or high risk, according to different cut-points, and the sample size needed to detect a clinically relevant change, were also assessed. During spontaneous breathing, individual changes in test-retest measurements ranged from -41 to + 61% (SDNN; best case) and from -76 to + 316% (LF/HF; worst case). The ICC ranged from 0.72 to 0.81. Most patients (79-90 %) were assigned to the same class by the two measurements. Paced breathing did not improve reliability. In conclusion, short-term HRV parameters in MI patients may have large day-to-day variations, making the detection of treatment effects in individual patients difficult; however, the ICC values and the analysis of the consistency of classification between repeated tests indicate that HRV measurements fulfill the criteria required to be used for diagnostic or classification purposes.
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Maestri et al. (2009) conducted an observational in myocardial infarction (n=61). Short-term heart rate variability (HRV) measurements was evaluated on Reliability of short-term HRV indexes (intra-class correlation coefficient) (ICC 0.72 to 0.81). Short-term heart rate variability measurements in post-MI patients demonstrated intra-class correlation coefficients ranging from 0.72 to 0.81, supporting their use for diagnostic purposes.
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