Önder Doksöz1, Timur Meşe1, Utku Karaarslan2, Gökhan Ceylan3, Savaş Demirpençe4, Vedide Tavlı4, Nurettin Ünal5. 1. Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Izmir Dr. Behçet Uz Children's Hospital, Izmir, Turkey. 2. Department of Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, Faculty of Medicine, Dokuz Eylül University, Izmir, Turkey. 3. Department of Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, Izmir Dr. Behçet Uz Children's Hospital, Izmir, Turkey. 4. Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Faculty of Medicine, Şifa University, Izmir, Turkey. 5. Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Faculty of Medicine, Dokuz Eylül University, Izmir, Turkey.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: We aimed to examine microvolt T wave alternans (MTWA) in 24-hour Holter electrocardiography (ECG) of children with repaired tetralogy of Fallot (TOF) to assess associations of MTWA with ventricular arrhythmias, ECG parameters, and echocardiographic findings. METHODS: Holter ECG records and archive files of 56 repaired TOF patients (62.5% male) who were analyzed retrospectively. Subjects' ECG parameters and MTWA values were compared with age-sex-matched control group. T wave changes were analyzed by time-domain-modified moving average method from the three channels of 24-hour Holter ECG. RESULTS: Mean age was 123.4 ± 48.3 months. Median MTWA value was 55.5 μV in the control group, whereas 95.5 μV in patients group (P < 0.001). A significant weak positive correlation was found between the presence of ventricular extrasystoles and tricuspid regurgitation. There was no correlation between ECG parameters, echocardiographic findings, and MTWA. CONCLUSIONS: MTWA was increased in children with repaired TOF as reported before. To our knowledge, this is the first study analyzing MTWA with 24-hour Holter ECG in repaired TOF patients.
BACKGROUND: We aimed to examine microvolt T wave alternans (MTWA) in 24-hour Holter electrocardiography (ECG) of children with repaired tetralogy of Fallot (TOF) to assess associations of MTWA with ventricular arrhythmias, ECG parameters, and echocardiographic findings. METHODS: Holter ECG records and archive files of 56 repaired TOFpatients (62.5% male) who were analyzed retrospectively. Subjects' ECG parameters and MTWA values were compared with age-sex-matched control group. T wave changes were analyzed by time-domain-modified moving average method from the three channels of 24-hour Holter ECG. RESULTS: Mean age was 123.4 ± 48.3 months. Median MTWA value was 55.5 μV in the control group, whereas 95.5 μV in patients group (P < 0.001). A significant weak positive correlation was found between the presence of ventricular extrasystoles and tricuspid regurgitation. There was no correlation between ECG parameters, echocardiographic findings, and MTWA. CONCLUSIONS: MTWA was increased in children with repaired TOF as reported before. To our knowledge, this is the first study analyzing MTWA with 24-hour Holter ECG in repaired TOFpatients.
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