Electrocardiography scar quantification correlates with scar size of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy seen by multidetector computed tomography.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM), a genetically transmitted disease, is the most common genetic cardiovascular disease. Current strategies to stratify risk are expensive and concentrated in wealthy centers. Twelve-lead electrocardiography (ECG) is inexpensive, universally available, and can be readily used for Selvester QRS scoring, which estimates scar size. This study aimed to establish the relation between ECG scar quantification and myocardial fibrosis (extent of myocardial delayed enhancement) in multidetector computed tomography (MDCT).

Hypothesis

There is a significant association between ECG scar quantification and the extent of myocardial delayed enhancement in MDCT.

Methods

Seventy-five patients with HCM underwent a routine clinical evaluation an

SUBMITTER: Bignoto TC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6489858 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature