ECG differences and ECG predictors in patients presenting with ST segment elevation due to myocardial infarction versus takotsubo syndrome.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Previous studies comparing electrocardiogram (ECG) in Takotsubo syndrome (TS) versus ST elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) included TS patients without ST elevation, did not consider the culprit lesion in STEMI or had groups that were unbalanced regarding sex and age. Accounting for these factors, we sought to conduct a more reliable comparison of ECG in TS with ST-elevation (STE-TS) versus STEMI. The secondary aim was to investigate if ST segment changes, T wave inversion or prolonged QT interval predicted ventricular arrhythmia or death in STE-TS and STEMI.

Methods

All STE-TS patients who presented at Sahlgrenska University Hospital between 2008 and 2019 were matched by sex and age to STEMI patients. STEMI patients were subcategorized according to whether o

SUBMITTER: Zeijlon R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9096129 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature