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The QT interval along with its heart rate corrected form (QTc) are well-established ECG markers that have been found to be associated with malignant ventricular arrhythmogenesis. However, extensive preclinical and clinical investigations over the years have allowed for novel clinical ECG markers to be generated as predictors of arrhythmogenesis and sudden cardiac death. Repolarization markers include the older QTc, QT dispersion and newer Tpeak - Tend intervals, (Tpeak - Tend) / QT ratios, T-wave alternans (TWA), microvolt TWA and T-wave area dispersion. Meanwhile, conduction markers dissecting the QRS complex, such as QRS dispersion (QRSD) and fragmented QRS, were also found to correlate conduction velocity and unidirectional block with re-entrant substrates in various cardiac conditions. Both repolarization and conduction parameters can be combined into the excitation wavelength (λ). A surrogate marker for λ is the index of Cardiac Electrophysiological Balance (iCEB: QT / QRSd). Other markers based on conduction-repolarization are [QRSD x (Tpeak-Tend) / QRSd] and [QRSD x (Tpeak-Tend) / (QRSd x QT)]. Advancement in technology permitted sophisticated electrophysiological analyses such as principal component analysis and periodic repolarization dynamics to further improve risk stratification. This was closely followed by other novel indices including ventricular ectopic QRS interval, the f99 index and EntropyXQT, which integrates mathematical and physical calculations for determining the risk markers. Though proven to be effective in limited patient cohorts, more clinical studies across different cardiac pathologies are required to confirm their validity. As such, this review seeks to encapsulate the development of old and new ECG markers along with their associated utility and shortcomings in clinical practice.
Author(s): Reynard JT, Oshodi OM, Lai JC, Lai RW, Bazoukis G, Fragakis N, Letsas KP, Korantzopoulos P, Liu F-Z, Liu T, Xia Y, Tse G, Li CK
Publication type: Article
Publication status: Published
Journal: Minerva cardioangiologica
Year: 2019
Volume: 67
Issue: 2
Pages: 131-144
Print publication date: 01/04/2019
Acceptance date: 02/04/2016
ISSN (print): 0026-4725
ISSN (electronic): 1827-1618
Publisher: Edizioni Minerva Medica
URL: https://doi.org/10.23736/S0026-4725.18.04775-8
DOI: 10.23736/S0026-4725.18.04775-8
PubMed id: 30260143
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