Xiuyan Lu , Qiuhuan Wang , Xiujie Sun , Yibing Shao , Wenbo Jiang
{"title":"Clinical value of portable 12‐lead electrocardiography devices in patients with heart disease: A validation study","authors":"Xiuyan Lu , Qiuhuan Wang , Xiujie Sun , Yibing Shao , Wenbo Jiang","doi":"10.1016/j.jelectrocard.2024.153835","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jelectrocard.2024.153835","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Objective</h3><div>The present study was conducted to assess the accuracy and reliability of portable 12‑lead electrocardiography (ECG) devices in patients with heart disease.</div></div><div><h3>Materials and methods</h3><div>This single-center, prospective, blinded study enrolled 62 patients between September and October 2023 from the Heart Center of a Class III hospital. In sequential tests on each patient, heart rate (HR) and the PR, QT, QTc and QRS intervals of ECG recordings obtained with a portable 12‑lead device (Weheal, CN) were compared with those obtained via conventional 12‑lead ECG. ECG parameters were read in batches by 3 blinded electrophysiologists. Two-tailed paired <em>t-</em>tests were used to compare the continuous variables. Agreement was evaluated via Bland–Altman plots.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>Sixty-two patients were included. HR and the QT, QTc and QRS intervals from the portable 12‑lead electrocardiogram recordings were essentially the same as those obtained via conventional ECG. Bland–Altman analysis revealed no significant differences in these values, indicating suitable agreement between the 2 measurements. The PR interval was 176.89 ± 29.53 ms in the portable group and 161.56 ± 17.78 ms in the standard group, which was statistically (<em>p</em> < 0.001) but not clinically significant.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><div>ECG recordings obtained with a portable 12‑lead device (Weheal, CN) allow for accurate HR, PR, QT, QTc and QRS assessments. Considering its simplicity, this approach has advantages over conventional ECG and can provide an alternative for evaluating patients outside the hospital. How to improve patients' acceptance of portable ECG machines still needs further research.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":15606,"journal":{"name":"Journal of electrocardiology","volume":"88 ","pages":"Article 153835"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142785827","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Triple pacing spikes on QRST: What is the mechanism?","authors":"Sudipta Mondal MD, DM, N. Sharath MD, Jyothi Vijay MD, DM, Narayanan Namboodiri MD, DM","doi":"10.1016/j.jelectrocard.2024.153849","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jelectrocard.2024.153849","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>A septuagenarian man underwent dual chamber pacemaker (DDDR – Boston Scientific Massachusetts, U.S.) insertion for a complete heart block. Intra-procedural lead parameters were within normal limits. Frequent multisite origin premature ventricular complexes were noted even on pre-procedural electrocardiogram (ECG). On the follow-up ECG one pacing spike on the QRS of the first beat was followed by two pacing spikes on the T wave with a total of three pacing spikes on the whole QRST of the first complex. What is the mechanism?</div></div>","PeriodicalId":15606,"journal":{"name":"Journal of electrocardiology","volume":"88 ","pages":"Article 153849"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142817892","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Mert Doğan MD, Uğur Canpolat MD, Cem Çöteli MD, Hikmet Yorgun MD, Kudret Aytemir MD
{"title":"Immediate changes in depolarization and repolarization after left bundle branch area pacing and atrioventricular nodal ablation","authors":"Mert Doğan MD, Uğur Canpolat MD, Cem Çöteli MD, Hikmet Yorgun MD, Kudret Aytemir MD","doi":"10.1016/j.jelectrocard.2024.153847","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jelectrocard.2024.153847","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><div>Malignant arrhythmia due to ventricular depolarization and repolarization alterations after atrioventricular node (AVN) ablation is a known clinical entity. Here, we aimed to demonstrate the ventricular depolarization and repolarization changes in patients who underwent left bundle branch area pacing (LBBaP) and AVN ablation.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>This is a single-center, retrospective preliminary study (<em>n</em> = 10). All patients underwent single-chamber pacemaker implantation with LBBaP before the AVN ablation procedure. Electrocardiographic (ECG) parameters [QRS duration (QRSd), QTc (Fridericia formula), Tp-e, and JT interval] were measured and analyzed before and after the procedure.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>The mean age of the study population was 67.1 ± 8.88 years, and 70 % of the patients were female. 60 % of the patients had AF, and 40 % of them had atrial tachycardia during the procedures. Eight patients had undergone more than two catheter ablations before the procedure. The QT interval (263.47 ± 26.79 vs. 416.14 ± 36.31 msec) and QRSd (93.3 ± 7.3 vs. 122.32 ± 21.16 msec) were prolonged when the patient's ECG parameters were analyzed. Still, the Tp-Te interval (75.57 ± 18.62 vs. 80.93 ± 17.35 msec) did not change, and the QTc (Fridericia formula) interval (425 ± 29.82 vs. 461.70 ± 35.33 msec) did not show a significant difference.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><div>Malignant arrhythmia may occur due to ventricular depolarization and repolarization changes after the AVN ablation procedure. This study showed no significant change in Tp-e and QTc durations previously defined for malignant arrhythmia development. At the same time, JT time, which indicates ventricular repolarization duration, did not show a significant difference. LBBaP is more physiological and safer for patients planning to undergo AVN ablation.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":15606,"journal":{"name":"Journal of electrocardiology","volume":"88 ","pages":"Article 153847"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142780387","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Mortality in Modena","authors":"Mario Jorge Mc Loughlin MD","doi":"10.1016/j.jelectrocard.2024.153852","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jelectrocard.2024.153852","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":15606,"journal":{"name":"Journal of electrocardiology","volume":"88 ","pages":"Article 153852"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142885840","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Martina Doneda , Ettore Lanzarone , Claudio Giberti , Cecilia Vernia , Andi Vjerdha , Federico Silipo , Paolo Giovanardi
{"title":"An ECG-based machine-learning approach for mortality risk assessment in a large European population","authors":"Martina Doneda , Ettore Lanzarone , Claudio Giberti , Cecilia Vernia , Andi Vjerdha , Federico Silipo , Paolo Giovanardi","doi":"10.1016/j.jelectrocard.2024.153850","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jelectrocard.2024.153850","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Aims</h3><div>Through a simple machine learning approach, we aimed to assess the risk of all-cause mortality after 5 years in a European population, based on electrocardiogram (ECG) parameters, age, and sex.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>The study included patients between 40 and 90 years old who underwent ECG recording between January 2008 and October 2022 in the metropolitan area of Modena, Italy. Exclusion criteria established a patient cohort without severe ECG abnormalities, namely, tachyarrhythmias, bradyarrhythmias, Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome, second- or third- degree AV block, bundle-branch blocks, more than three premature beats, poor signal quality, and presence of pacemakers and implantable cardioverter- defibrillators. Mortality was assessed using a set of logistic regression models, differentiated by age group, to which the Akaike Information Criterion was applied. Model fitting was evaluated using confusion matrix-related performance metrics, the area under the receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve (AUC), and the predictive significance against the no-information rate (NIR).</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>53692 patients were enrolled, of whom 14353 (26.73 %) died within 5 years of ECG registration. The logistic regression model distinguished between those who died and those who survived based on the predicted mortality probability for all age groups, obtaining a significant difference between the predicted mortality and the NIR in 14 of the 55 age groups. Good accuracy and performance metrics were observed, resulting in an average AUC of 0.779.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><div>The proposed model showed a good predictive performance in patients without severe ECG abnormalities. Therefore, this study highlights the potential of ECGs as prognostic rather than diagnostic tools.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":15606,"journal":{"name":"Journal of electrocardiology","volume":"88 ","pages":"Article 153850"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142822274","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Zhen Wang , Hanshuang Xie , Yamin Liu , Huaiyu Zhu , Hongpo Zhang , Zongmin Wang , Yun Pan
{"title":"MrSeNet: Electrocardiogram signal denoising based on multi-resolution residual attention network","authors":"Zhen Wang , Hanshuang Xie , Yamin Liu , Huaiyu Zhu , Hongpo Zhang , Zongmin Wang , Yun Pan","doi":"10.1016/j.jelectrocard.2024.153858","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jelectrocard.2024.153858","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Electrocardiography (ECG) is a widely used, non-invasive, and cost-effective diagnostic method that plays a crucial role in the early detection and management of cardiac conditions. However, the ECG signal is easily disrupted by various noise signals in the real world, leading to a decrease in signal quality and potentially compromising accurate clinical interpretation. With the goal of reducing noise in ECG signals, this research proposes an end-to-end multi-resolution deep learning network with attention mechanism, namely the MrSeNet to perform effective denoising of ECG data. Our MrSeNet fuses features at different scales for effective denoising with the squeeze-and-excitation module to enhance the features of the ECG signal channel. CPSC2018 database and the MIT-BIH database were used to verify the validity of the model by adding different intensity noises based on NSTDB. Using Pearson correlation coefficient, signal-to-noise ratio, and root mean square error performance evaluation model, the experimental results show that MrSeNet performs better than the traditional method, the model can achieve a good denoising effect to different degrees of noise signal data, and has a good future application prospect.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":15606,"journal":{"name":"Journal of electrocardiology","volume":"89 ","pages":"Article 153858"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2024-12-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142915048","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Natalia V. Arteyeva PhD , Oleg E. Osadchii MD, PhD
{"title":"Electrocardiographic marker of ventricular action potential triangulation (the simulation study)","authors":"Natalia V. Arteyeva PhD , Oleg E. Osadchii MD, PhD","doi":"10.1016/j.jelectrocard.2024.153857","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jelectrocard.2024.153857","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><div>The aim of this simulation was to examine the utility of a novel ECG-based index of cardiac action potential (AP) triangulation, the Tstart-to-Tpeak (TsTp) interval-to-JTstart (JTs) interval ratio, for assessment of changes in AP profile imposed through variations in the duration of the plateau phase and the phase 3 repolarization.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>ECGs were simulated using a realistic rabbit model based on experimental data. The AP plateau was measured at APD30, and the phase 3 was assessed as APD90-to-APD30 difference (AP durations at 90 % and 30 % repolarization, respectively). AP triangulation was quantified as (APD90-APD30)-to-APD30 ratio. The baseline durations of AP plateau and phase 3 were modified through (1) 50 % shortening, (2) 50 % to 100 % lengthening, and (3) concurrent, non-uniform lengthening in both the AP plateau and phase 3, replicating the long QT syndrome type 2 (LQT2) and type 3 (LQT3) models.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>When simulating the isolated changes in either the AP plateau or the phase 3 durations, the (APD90-APD30)-to-APD30 ratios were the same for all model cells. The TsTp/JTs ratios calculated from the simulated ECGs closely approximated the (APD90-APD30)-to-APD30 ratios, despite the lead-to‑lead variability in TsTp and JTs intervals. When simulating the concurrent changes in AP plateau and the phase 3, the (APD90-APD30)-to-APD30 ratios were variable in cells from different layers across the ventricular wall. Nevertheless, the TsTp/JTs ratios were found to be within the range of the minimum-to-maximum values for the (APD90-APD30)-to-APD30 ratio.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><div>The TsTp interval-to-JTs interval ratio can serve as an electrocardiographic marker of cardiac AP triangulation.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":15606,"journal":{"name":"Journal of electrocardiology","volume":"89 ","pages":"Article 153857"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2024-12-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142925990","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Acute myocardial infarction with ST elevation isolated to lead III (and aVR)","authors":"Yochai Birnbaum , Kjell Nikus","doi":"10.1016/j.jelectrocard.2024.153855","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jelectrocard.2024.153855","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":15606,"journal":{"name":"Journal of electrocardiology","volume":"89 ","pages":"Article 153855"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2024-12-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142927346","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Case report: Improved detection of electrocardiographic abnormalities using precordial bipolar leads","authors":"Mario J. Mc Loughlin MD","doi":"10.1016/j.jelectrocard.2024.153856","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jelectrocard.2024.153856","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":15606,"journal":{"name":"Journal of electrocardiology","volume":"89 ","pages":"Article 153856"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2024-12-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142909664","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
J.-P. Couderc, A. Page, M. Lutz, T. Pham, G.R. Tsouri, B. Hall
{"title":"Real-world evidence for passive video-based cardiac monitoring from smartphones used by patients with a history of AF","authors":"J.-P. Couderc, A. Page, M. Lutz, T. Pham, G.R. Tsouri, B. Hall","doi":"10.1016/j.jelectrocard.2024.153860","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jelectrocard.2024.153860","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Passive cardiac monitoring has become synonymous with wearable technologies, necessitating patients to incorporate new devices into their daily routines. While this requirement may not be a burden for many, it is a constraint for individuals with chronic diseases who already have their daily routine. In this study, we introduce an innovative technology that harnesses the front-facing camera of smartphones to capture pulsatile signals discreetly when users engage in other activities on their device.</div><div>We conducted a clinical study to gather real world evidence that passive video-based cardiac monitoring is feasible and it can be used to gather daily information about cardiac status of patients with a history of atrial fibrillation (AF). The study involved 16 patients who used an application called HealthKam AFib (HK) on their Android smartphone for a period of 14 days. They also wore an ECG patch during the first 7 days that was used as a reference device. Subjects were asked to also perform self testing procedures using video selfies twice a day, but measurements were also collected in the background during normal device usage. The 16 subjects had the HK app installed on their device during an average time period of 12.8<span><math><mo>±</mo></math></span>2.3 days. On average, the measurement rate was 2.1<span><math><mo>±</mo></math></span>1.6 measurements per hour of utilization of the smartphone. Heart rate measurements were found to be highly accurate, with a mean error equal to −0.3 bpm. The study revealed that passive facial video monitoring collected reliable data in real-world conditions.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":15606,"journal":{"name":"Journal of electrocardiology","volume":"89 ","pages":"Article 153860"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2024-12-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142926755","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}