- 著者
- Shohei Kataoka Daigo Yagishita Kyoichiro Yazaki Miwa Kanai Shun Hasegawa Morio Shoda Junichi Yamaguchi
- 出版者
- The Japanese Circulation Society
- 雑誌
- Circulation Journal (ISSN:13469843)
- 巻号頁・発行日
- pp.CJ-23-0058, (Released:2023-06-21)
- 参考文献数
- 26
Background: The association between the T-peak to T-end interval (Tp-e) and ventricular arrhythmia (VA) events in cardiac sarcoidosis (CS) is unknown. The purpose of this study was to investigate whether Tp-e was associated with VA events in CS patients with implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs) or cardiac resynchronization therapy defibrillators (CRT-Ds).Methods and Results: We retrospectively studied 50 patients (16 men; mean [±SD] age 56.3±10.5 years) with CS and ICD/CRT-D. The maximum Tp-e in the precordial leads recorded by a 12-lead electrocardiogram after ICD/CRT-D implantation was evaluated. The clinical endpoint was defined as appropriate ICD therapy. During a median follow-up period of 85.0 months, 22 patients underwent appropriate therapy and 10 patients died. Kaplan-Meier analysis revealed that the probability of the clinical endpoint was 28.3% at 2 years and 35.3% at 4 years. The optimal cut-off value of the Tp-e for the prediction of the clinical endpoint was 91 ms, with a sensitivity of 72.7% and a specificity of 87.0% (area under the curve=0.81). Multivariate Cox regression analysis showed that Tp-e ≥91 ms (hazard ratio [HR] 5.10; 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.99–13.1; P<0.001) and a histological diagnosis of CS (HR 3.84; 95% CI 1.28–11.5; P=0.016) were significantly associated with the clinical endpoint.Conclusions: Tp-e ≥91 ms was a significant predictor of VA events in patients with CS and ICD/CRT-D.
- 著者
- Kyoichiro Yazaki Masato Otsuka Shohei Kataoka Mitsuru Kahata Asako Kumagai Koji Inoue Hiroshi Koganei Kenji Enta Yasuhiro Ishii
- 出版者
- 日本循環器学会
- 雑誌
- Circulation Journal (ISSN:13469843)
- 巻号頁・発行日
- pp.CJ-16-1261, (Released:2017-03-22)
- 参考文献数
- 17
- 被引用文献数
- 38
Background:Quantitative flow ratio (QFR) is a newly developed image-based index for estimating fractional flow reserve (FFR).Methods and Results:We analyzed 151 coronary arteries with intermediate stenosis in 142 patients undergoing wire-based FFR measurement using dedicated software. Predefined contrast flow QFR, which was derived from 3-dimensional quantitative coronary angiography (3-D QCA) withThrombolysis in Myocardial Infarction (TIMI) frame counts, was compared with FFR as a reference. QFR had good correlation (r=0.80, P<0.0001) and agreement (mean difference: 0.01±0.05) with FFR. After applying the FFR cut-off ≤0.8, the overall accuracy rate of QFR ≤0.8 was 88.0%. On receiver operating characteristics analysis, the area under the curve was 0.93 for QFR. In contrast, 3-D QCA-derived anatomical indices had insufficient correlation with FFR and diagnostic performance compared with QFR.Conclusions:QFR had good correlation and agreement with FFR and high diagnostic performance in the evaluation of intermediate coronary stenosis, suggesting that QFR may be an alternative tool for estimating myocardial ischemia.