PR Interval as a Valuable Predictor of Tilt Table Test Results in Patients With Neurally Mediated Syncope

IF 1.1 4区医学 Q4 CARDIAC & CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS

Annals of Noninvasive Electrocardiology Pub Date : 2025-01-31 DOI:10.1111/anec.70054

Mohammad Hossein Nikoo, Roozbeh Narimani-Javid, Alireza Kamrava, Sasan Shafiei, Salma Nozhat, Hosein Fatemian, Ali Asadzadeh, Mehdi Motahari Moadab, Fatemeh Ghanbari, Alireza Arzhangzadeh

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Abstract

Background

Neurally mediated syncope (NMS) is the primary cause of temporary and self-limiting loss of consciousness. The tilt table test (TTT) has been consistently employed as a supplementary diagnostic tool for syncope evaluation. However, TTT requires specialized equipment, which is lacking in several emergency room and clinic environments. We hypothesized that patients susceptible to NMS may have higher parasympathetic tone. Thus, this study investigates the correlation between PR interval and Herat rate variability parameters as indicators of parasympathetic tone and TTT results.

Methods

We included 213 patients referred to our cardiology clinic with an impression of NMS in 2022 and 2023. Data was retrospectively collected from 24-h ambulatory electrocardiographic monitoring recordings, TTT results, and patients' history and physical examination records.

Results

The analysis of the PR interval revealed a mean duration of 155 ms (95% CI: 148.61, 161.39) in negative TTT patients and 164.21 ms (95% CI: 158.44, 169.97) in positive TTT patients, indicating a statistically significant difference between two groups (p = 0.035). We also found that patients with a PR interval duration exceeding 160 ms demonstrated a significantly higher prevalence of positive TTT compared to those with a PR interval duration of less than 160 ms (p < 0.001, OR: 3.911, 95% CI: 2.143, 7.140).

Conclusions

Our study suggests a PR interval longer than 160 milliseconds as a valuable tool for predicting TTT results and identifying patients at higher risk of NMS.

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Annals of Noninvasive Electrocardiology 医学-心血管系统

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期刊介绍： The ANNALS OF NONINVASIVE ELECTROCARDIOLOGY (A.N.E) is an online only journal that incorporates ongoing advances in the clinical application and technology of traditional and new ECG-based techniques in the diagnosis and treatment of cardiac patients. ANE is the first journal in an evolving subspecialty that incorporates ongoing advances in the clinical application and technology of traditional and new ECG-based techniques in the diagnosis and treatment of cardiac patients. The publication includes topics related to 12-lead, exercise and high-resolution electrocardiography, arrhythmias, ischemia, repolarization phenomena, heart rate variability, circadian rhythms, bioengineering technology, signal-averaged ECGs, T-wave alternans and automatic external defibrillation. ANE publishes peer-reviewed articles of interest to clinicians and researchers in the field of noninvasive electrocardiology. Original research, clinical studies, state-of-the-art reviews, case reports, technical notes, and letters to the editors will be published to meet future demands in this field.