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Does the Magnitude of the Electrocardiogram QT Interval Dispersion Predict Stroke Outcome?
Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases : the Official Journal of National Stroke Association 2019 January
BACKGROUND: QT dispersion, maximal interlead difference in QT interval on 12-lead electrocardiogram (ECG), measures cardiac repolarization abnormalities. Data are conflicting whether QT dispersion predicts adverse outcome in acute ischemic stroke (AIS) patients. Our objective is to determine if QT dispersion predicts: (1) short-term clinical outcome in AIS, and (2) stroke location (insular versus noninsular cortex).
METHODS: Admission ECGs from 412 consecutive patients with acute stroke symptoms from 2 university-based stroke centers were reviewed. QT dispersion was measured. A neuroradiologist reviewed brain imaging for insular cortex involvement. Favorable clinical outcomes at discharge were modified Rankin Scale (mRS) score of 0-1, discharge National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) score less than 2, and discharge to home. Multiple logistic regressions were performed for each outcome measure and to determine the association between insular infarct and QT dispersion.
RESULTS: Of 145 subjects in the final analysis, median age was 65 years (interquartile range [IQR] 56-75), male patients were 38%, black patients were 68%, median QT dispersion was 78 milliseconds (IQR 59-98), and median admission NIHSS score was 4 (IQR 2-6). QT dispersion did not predict short-term clinical outcome for mRS score (odds ratio [OR] = 1.001, 95% confidence interval [CI] .99-1.01, P = .85), NIHSS at discharge (OR = .994, 95% CI .98-1.01, P = .30), or discharge disposition (OR = 1.001, 95% CI .99-1.01, P = .81). Insular cortex involvement did not correlate with QT dispersion magnitude (OR = 1.009, 95% CI .99-1.02, P = .45).
CONCLUSIONS: We could not demonstrate that QT dispersion is useful in predicting short-term clinical outcome at discharge in AIS. Further, the magnitude of QT dispersion did not predict insular cortical stroke location.
METHODS: Admission ECGs from 412 consecutive patients with acute stroke symptoms from 2 university-based stroke centers were reviewed. QT dispersion was measured. A neuroradiologist reviewed brain imaging for insular cortex involvement. Favorable clinical outcomes at discharge were modified Rankin Scale (mRS) score of 0-1, discharge National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) score less than 2, and discharge to home. Multiple logistic regressions were performed for each outcome measure and to determine the association between insular infarct and QT dispersion.
RESULTS: Of 145 subjects in the final analysis, median age was 65 years (interquartile range [IQR] 56-75), male patients were 38%, black patients were 68%, median QT dispersion was 78 milliseconds (IQR 59-98), and median admission NIHSS score was 4 (IQR 2-6). QT dispersion did not predict short-term clinical outcome for mRS score (odds ratio [OR] = 1.001, 95% confidence interval [CI] .99-1.01, P = .85), NIHSS at discharge (OR = .994, 95% CI .98-1.01, P = .30), or discharge disposition (OR = 1.001, 95% CI .99-1.01, P = .81). Insular cortex involvement did not correlate with QT dispersion magnitude (OR = 1.009, 95% CI .99-1.02, P = .45).
CONCLUSIONS: We could not demonstrate that QT dispersion is useful in predicting short-term clinical outcome at discharge in AIS. Further, the magnitude of QT dispersion did not predict insular cortical stroke location.
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