Association of QRS-T angle and Late Gadolinium Enhancement in patients with a Clinical Suspicion of Myocarditis

Jensen, C.J.; Zadeh, B.; Wambach, J.M.; Lambers, M.; Nassenstein, K.; Bruder, O.

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Association of QRS-T angle and Late Gadolinium Enhancement in patients with a Clinical Suspicion of Myocarditis

C.J. Jensen^1,2, B. Zadeh^1,2, J.M. Wambach^1,2, M. Lambers^1,2, K. Nassenstein³, O. Bruder^1,2✉

1. Department of Cardiology and Angiology, Contilia Heart and Vascular Center, Elisabeth-Krankenhaus Essen, Essen, Germany.
2. Ruhr University Bochum, Bochum, Germany.
3. Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology and Neuroradiology, University Hospital Essen, Essen, Germany.

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Jensen CJ, Zadeh B, Wambach JM, Lambers M, Nassenstein K, Bruder O. Association of QRS-T angle and Late Gadolinium Enhancement in patients with a Clinical Suspicion of Myocarditis. Int J Med Sci 2021; 18(13):2905-2909. doi:10.7150/ijms.57010. https://www.medsci.org/v18p2905.htm

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Objective: To investigate the association of a wide QRS-T angle on the surface ECG and late gadolinium enhancement on contrast-enhanced cardiovascular magnetic (CMR) imaging in patients with clinically suspected myocarditis.

Background: Diagnosis and risk stratification in patients with suspected myocarditis is particularly challenging due to a great spectrum of clinical presentations. Late gadolinium enhancement (LGE) visualizes myocardial necrosis and fibrosis in patients with biopsy-proven myocarditis. The presence or absence of late gadolinium enhancements in these patients is prognostically meaningful. The QRS-T angle from the surface ECG, on the other hand, may serve as a simple and easily available risk marker in suspected myocarditis.

Methods: We enrolled 97 consecutive patients that were referred to CMR imaging for a clinical suspicion of myocarditis. All patients obtained a standardized digital 12-lead ECG for the calculation of the QRS-T angle and underwent contrast-enhanced CMR imaging. Patients were divided into two groups according to the absence or presence of LGE on CMR.

Results: 78 of 97 patients with suspected myocarditis had LGE on CMR. Patients with LGE had wider QRS-T angles as compared to the patient group without LGE (53.95-47.5 vs. 26.2-21.2; p<0.001). The sensivity, specificity, negative predictive value and positive predictive value for a QRS-T angle above 90 degrees for LGE positive myocarditis were 16.5%, 100%, 24.7%, and 100%, respectively.

Conclusion: A wide QRS-T angle of 90 degrees or more is linked to myocardial fibrosis or necrosis (late gadolinium enhancement) in patients with suspected myocarditis.

Keywords: QRS-T angle, cardiovascular magnetic resonance, late gadolinium enhancement, fibrosis, necrosis, myocarditis

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Jensen, C.J., Zadeh, B., Wambach, J.M., Lambers, M., Nassenstein, K., Bruder, O. (2021). Association of QRS-T angle and Late Gadolinium Enhancement in patients with a Clinical Suspicion of Myocarditis. International Journal of Medical Sciences, 18(13), 2905-2909. https://doi.org/10.7150/ijms.57010.

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Jensen, C.J.; Zadeh, B.; Wambach, J.M.; Lambers, M.; Nassenstein, K.; Bruder, O. Association of QRS-T angle and Late Gadolinium Enhancement in patients with a Clinical Suspicion of Myocarditis. Int. J. Med. Sci. 2021, 18 (13), 2905-2909. DOI: 10.7150/ijms.57010.

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Jensen CJ, Zadeh B, Wambach JM, Lambers M, Nassenstein K, Bruder O. 2021. Association of QRS-T angle and Late Gadolinium Enhancement in patients with a Clinical Suspicion of Myocarditis. Int J Med Sci. 18(13):2905-2909.

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