Myocardial bridge (MB) is a congenital heart condition in which a 'bridge' of myocardium is overlying a 'tunneled' coronary artery. MB can be associated with a series of critical cardiac events. Aim of this study was to evaluate electrocardiographic alternans (ECGA) on a MB patient, being ECGA a cardiac electrical risk index defined as beat-to-beat alternation of electrocardiographic P-wave, QRS-complex and T-wave morphology at stable heart rate. ECGA analysis was performed in a 1-hour 12-lead electrocardiographic recording of a 54 years-old MB male patient at rest by application of the heart-rate adaptive match filter method. Areas of P-wave, QRS and T-wave alternans (PWAA, QRSAA, TWAA) were measured, evaluating also the prevalent among the three. Results showed the prevalent alternans was T-wave alternans, being TWAA on average equal to 6.3 µV×s (PWAA=4.7 µV×s, QRSAA=4.3 µV×s); TWAA prevalence occurrence rate was 94% (PWAA: 5%, QRSAA:1%). TWAA was also found to be significantly correlated (p=0.72, p<10-2) with heart rate. Eventually, TWAA was at least twice higher than in previously analyzed male healthy subjects. Thus, MB seems to be associated to a higher cardiac electrical risk, possibly especially while performing physical activity at high heart rate.
Electrocardiographic Alternans in Myocardial Bridge: A Case Report / Marcantoni, I.; Di Menna, A.; Rossini, F.; Turco, F.; Morettini, M.; Sbrollini, A.; Bianco, F.; Pozzi, M.; Burattini, L.. - In: COMPUTING IN CARDIOLOGY. - ISSN 2325-8861. - ELETTRONICO. - 2020-:(2020), pp. 1-4. (Intervento presentato al convegno 2020 Computing in Cardiology, CinC 2020 tenutosi a Rimini, Italia (anche telematico) nel 2020) [10.22489/CinC.2020.099].
Electrocardiographic Alternans in Myocardial Bridge: A Case Report
Marcantoni I.;Turco F.;Morettini M.;Sbrollini A.;Bianco F.;Burattini L.
2020-01-01
Abstract
Myocardial bridge (MB) is a congenital heart condition in which a 'bridge' of myocardium is overlying a 'tunneled' coronary artery. MB can be associated with a series of critical cardiac events. Aim of this study was to evaluate electrocardiographic alternans (ECGA) on a MB patient, being ECGA a cardiac electrical risk index defined as beat-to-beat alternation of electrocardiographic P-wave, QRS-complex and T-wave morphology at stable heart rate. ECGA analysis was performed in a 1-hour 12-lead electrocardiographic recording of a 54 years-old MB male patient at rest by application of the heart-rate adaptive match filter method. Areas of P-wave, QRS and T-wave alternans (PWAA, QRSAA, TWAA) were measured, evaluating also the prevalent among the three. Results showed the prevalent alternans was T-wave alternans, being TWAA on average equal to 6.3 µV×s (PWAA=4.7 µV×s, QRSAA=4.3 µV×s); TWAA prevalence occurrence rate was 94% (PWAA: 5%, QRSAA:1%). TWAA was also found to be significantly correlated (p=0.72, p<10-2) with heart rate. Eventually, TWAA was at least twice higher than in previously analyzed male healthy subjects. Thus, MB seems to be associated to a higher cardiac electrical risk, possibly especially while performing physical activity at high heart rate.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
