| Literature DB >> 26185995 |
Yi-Cheng Chang1, Chau-Chung Wu2, Chih-Hung Lin3, Yen-Wen Wu4, Ying-Chieh Yang5, Tien-Jyun Chang6, Yi-Der Jiang6, Lee-Ming Chuang7.
Abstract
Multi-channel magnetocardiography (MCG) is a sensitive technique to map spatial ventricular repolarization with high resolution and reproducibility. Spatial ventricular repolarization heterogeneity measured by MCG has been shown to accurately detect and localize myocardial ischemia. Here, we explored whether these measurements correlated with cardiovascular risk factors in patients with type 2 diabetes. Two hundreds and seventy-seven type 2 diabetic patients without known coronary artery disease (CAD) and arrhythmia were recruited consecutively from the outpatient clinic of National Taiwan University Hospital. The spatially distributed QTc contour maps were constructed with 64-channel MCG using the superconducting quantum interference device (SQUID) system. Indices of myocardial repolarization heterogeneity including the smoothness index of QTc (SI-QTc) and QTc dispersion were derived and analyzed for association with conventional cardiovascular risk factors. SI-QTc correlated strongly with the QTc dispersion (r = 0.70, p <0.0001). SI-QTc was significantly higher in patients with presence of metabolic syndrome in comparison to those without metabolic syndrome (8.56 vs. 7.96 ms, p = 0.02). In univariate correlation analyses, QTc dispersion was associated with smoking status (average 79.90, 83.83, 86.51, and 86.00 ms for never smokers, ex-smokers, current smokers reporting less than 10 cigarettes daily, and current smoker reporting more than 10 cigarettes daily, respectively, p = 0.03), body weight (r = 0.15, p = 0.01), and hemoglobin A1c (r = 0.12, p = 0.04). In stepwise multivariate regression analyses, QTc dispersion was associated with smoking (p = 0.02), body weight (p = 0.04), total cholesterol levels (p = 0.05), and possibly estimated glomerular filtration rate (p = 0.07). In summary, spatial heterogeneity of myocardial repolarization measured by MCG is positively associated cardiovascular risk factors including adiposity, smoking, and total cholesterol levels.Entities:
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Year: 2015 PMID: 26185995 PMCID: PMC4505945 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0133192
Source DB: PubMed Journal: PLoS One ISSN: 1932-6203 Impact factor: 3.240
Baseline characteristics of study participants.
| Variable | Mean or Count | S.D. or Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| N (men/women) | 278 (149/129) | 53.6 vs. 46.4 (%) |
| Age (year) | 62.40 | 9.77 |
| Metabolic syndrome (with/without) | 164/86 | 65.6/34.4 (%) |
| Weight (kg) | 66.92 | 12.63 |
| Body mass index (kg/m2) | 25.48 | 4.19 |
| Waist circumference (cm) | 91.06 | 10.90 |
| Systolic blood pressure (mmHg) | 134.65 | 15.82 |
| Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg) | 78.82 | 9.65 |
| Smoking status | 182/30/12/21 | 74.3/12.2/4.9/8.6 (%) |
| Alcohol use | 209/23/5/8 | 85/9.4/2.0/3.3 (%) |
| Fasting glucose (mg/dL) | 131.91 | 37.04 |
| Post-meal glucose (mg/dL) | 175.42 | 56.21 |
| HbA1c (%) | 7.34 | 1.04 |
| Total cholesterol (mg/dL) | 182.52 | 37.42 |
| Triglycerides (mg/dL) | 134.91 | 106.15 |
| HDL-C (mg/dL) | 46.25 | 13.04 |
| LDL-C (mg/dL) | 93.09 | 29.01 |
| eGFR (ml/min/1.73 m2) | 72.08 | 18.40 |
| Sulphonylureas/glinides | 211 | 75.9 (%) |
| Metformin | 235 | 85.9 (%) |
| Insulin | 51 | 18.3 (%) |
| Thiazolidinediones | 80 | 28.8 (%) |
| Calcium channel blockers | 76 | 27.3 (%) |
| Beta-adrenergic blockers | 33 | 11.8 (%) |
| Diuretics | 15 | 5.4 (%) |
| ARB/ ACE inhibitors | 150 | 54.0 (%) |
| Statins | 115 | 41.4 (%) |
| Fibtrates | 11 | 4.0 (%) |
| SI QTc (ms) | 8.22 | 2.21 |
| QTc dispersion (ms) | 80.55 | 15.16 |
*Smoking status was classified as “never smokers”, “ex-smokers”, “current smokers with less than 10 cigarettes daily”, and “current smokers with more than 10 cigarettes daily” and are coded as ordinal variables.
**Alcohol use was classified as “less than 2–3 times annually”, “2–3 times monthly” “2–3times weekly”, and “more than 3 times weekly” using questionnaires and are coded as ordinal variables.
SI-QTc, smoothness index of QTc; HbA1c, hemoglobin A1c; HDL-C, high-density lipoprotein-cholesterol; LDL-C, low-density lipoprotein-cholesterol; ACR, albumin-creatinine ratio; eGFR, estimated glomerular filtration rate; ARB: angiogtensin II receptor blocker; ACE, angiotensin converting enzyme
Fig 1(A) The correlation between QTc dispersion and smoothness index of QTc (SI-QTc).
(B) SI-QTc and (C) QTc dispersion in diabetic patients with or without metabolic syndrome.
Correlation between smoothness index of QTc (SI-QTc) and QTc dispersion and metabolic parameters.
| Variable | SI-QTc | QTc dispersion | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Correlationcoefficients |
| Correlation coefficients |
| |
| Age | 0.0005 | 0.95 | -0.07 | 0.19 |
| Smoking status | 0.02 | 0.73 | 0.14 |
|
| Alcohol use | 0.03 | 0.62 | 0.07 | 0.28 |
| Weight (kg) | 0.071 | 0.24 | 0.15 |
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| Body mass index (kg/m2) | 0.085 | 0.16 | 0.11 | 0.07 |
| Waist circumference (cm) | 0.079 | 0.19 | 0.11 | 0.07 |
| Systolic blood pressure (mmHg) | 0.032 | 0.59 | 0.040 | 0.50 |
| Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg) | 0.069 | 0.25 | 0.060 | 0.32 |
| Fasting glucose (mg/dL) | -0.025 | 0.68 | 0.055 | 0.36 |
| Post-prandial glucose (mg/dL) | -0.024 | 0.69 | 0.036 | 0.55 |
| HbA1c (%) | 0.055 | 0.36 | 0.12 |
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| Total cholesterol (mg/dL) | 0.023 | 0.69 | 0.094 | 0.12 |
| Triglycerides (mg/dL) | 0.054 | 0.36 | 0.088 | 0.14 |
| HDL-C (mg/dL) | -0.041 | 0.49 | -0.026 | 0.66 |
| LDL-C (mg/dL) | -0.039 | 0.52 | 0.004 | 0.94 |
| eGFR (ml/min/1.73 m2) | -0.005 | 0.92 | 0.07 | 0.24 |
*Smoking status was classified as “never smokers”, “ex-smokers”, “current smokers with less than 10 cigarettes daily”, and “current smokers with more than 10 cigarettes daily” and are coded as ordinal variables.
**Alcohol use was classified as “less than 2–3 times annually”, “2–3 times monthly” “2–3times weekly”, and “more than 3 times weekly” using questionnaires and are coded as ordinal variables.
HbA1c, hemoglobin A1c; HDL-C, high-density lipoprotein-cholesterol; LDL-C, low-density lipoprotein-cholesterol; eGFR, estimated glomerular filtration rate
Fig 2(A) QTc dispersion in never-smoker, ex-smoker, current cigarette smokers reporting < = 10 cigarettes, current smokter reporting more than 10 cigarettes.
The correlation between QTc dispersion and (B) body weight and (C) hemoglobin A1c.
Stepwise multiple regression for determinants of smoothness index of QTc (SI-QTc) in type 2 diabetic patients.
| Step | Independent variables | Beta (SE) |
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|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Body mass index (log kg/m2) | 0.133 (0.094) | 0.15 |
*Multiple linear regressions using stepwise selection was performed with a default entry significance level of 0.15 and an exit significance level of 0.15.
Stepwise multiple regression for determinants of QTc dispersion in type 2 diabetic patients.
| Step | Independent variables | Beta (SE) |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Smoking status | 2.38 (1.04) |
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| 2 | Body Weight (kg) | 0.15 (0.0076) |
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| 3 | Total cholesterol (mg/dL) | 0.051 (0.026) | 0.05 |
| 4 | eGFR (ml/min/1.73 m2) | 0.093 (0.050) | 0.07 |
*Multiple linear regressions using stepwise selection was performed with a default entry significance level of 0.15 and an exit significance level of 0.15. eGFR, estimated glomerular filtration rate