Effects of thrombolysis on vectorcardiographic indices of ventricular repolarization: Correlation with ST-segment resolution

Journal of Electrocardiology

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 347-353

  Dilaveris, Polychronis ^a   Anastasopoulos, Aristides ^b   Androulakis, Aristides ^a   Theoharis, Athanasios ^b   Zumerle, Bruno ^b   Tzannetis, George ^b   Kallikazaros, Ioannis ^a   Stefanadis, Christodoulos ^a  

^a HIPPOKRATION HOSPITAL   (Greece)

^b Pammakaristos Hospital   (Greece)

Author keywords

Myocardial infarction; Spatial QRS T angle; Spatial T amplitude; ST segment resolution; Thrombolysis

Indexed keywords

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ADULT; AGED; AMPLITUDE MODULATION; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; BLOOD CLOT LYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; HEART REPOLARIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QRS COMPLEX; ST SEGMENT; VECTORCARDIOGRAPHY;

COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; GREECE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PROGNOSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; STATISTICS; TACHYCARDIA, VENTRICULAR; THROMBOLYTIC THERAPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VECTORCARDIOGRAPHY;

EID: 26444523441     PISSN: 00220736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jelectrocard.2005.04.002     Document Type: Article

References (15)

1. R. Schröder, R. Dissmann, and T. Brugemann Extent of early ST segment elevation resolution: a simple but strong predictor of outcome in patients with acute myocardial infarction J Am Coll Cardiol 24 1994 384
2. J.A. de Lemos, and E. Braunwald ST segment resolution as a tool for assessing the efficacy of reperfusion therapy J Am Coll Cardiol 38 2001 1283
3. R. Schröder, K. Wegscheider, and K. Schröder Extent of early ST segment elevation resolution: a strong predictor of outcome in patients with acute myocardial infarction and a sensitive measure to compare thrombolytic regimens. A substudy of the International Joint Efficacy Comparison of Thrombolytics (INJECT) trial J Am Coll Cardiol 26 1995 1657
4. M. Malik, B. Acar, and Y. Gang QT dispersion does not represent electrocardiographic interlead heterogeneity of ventricular repolarization J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol 11 2000 835
5. M. Zabel, B. Acar, and T. Klingenheben Analysis of 12-lead T-wave morphology for risk stratification after myocardial infarction Circulation 102 2000 1252
6. P. Dilaveris, E. Gialafos, and A. Pantazis The spatial QRS-T angle as a marker of ventricular repolarization in hypertension J Hum Hypertens 15 2001 63
7. P. Dilaveris, A. Pantazis, and E. Gialafos Determinants of electrocardiographic and spatial vectorcardiographic descriptors of ventricular repolarization in normal subjects Am J Cardiol 88 2001 912
8. E.B. Sgarbossa Value of the ECG in suspected acute myocardial infarction with left bundle branch block J Electrocardiol 33 Suppl 2000 87
9. Y. Fu, S. Goodman, and W.-C. Chang Time to treatment influences the impact of ST-segment resolution on one-year prognosis. Insights from the assessment of the safety and efficacy of a new thrombolytic (ASSENT-2) trial Circulation 104 2001 2653
10. E. Lockwood, Y. Fu, and B. Wong Does 24-hour ST-segment resolution post-fibrinolysis add prognostic value to a Q-wave? An ASSENT-2 electrocardiographic sub-study Am Heart J 146 2003 640
11. L. Edenbrandt, and O. Pahlm Vectorcardiogram synthesized from a 12-lead ECG: superiority of the inverse Dower matrix J Electrocardiol 21 1988 361
12. K. Ishizawa, K. Ishizawa, and M. Motomura High reliability rates of spatial pattern analysis by vectorcardiogram in assessing the severity of eccentric left ventricular hypertrophy Am Heart J 91 1976 50
13. V.N. Batchvarov, K. Hnatkova, and A. Ghuran Ventricular gradient as a risk factor in survivors of acute myocardial infarction Pacing Clin Electrophysiol 26 Pt II 2003 1
14. K. Hnatkova, S.J. Ryan, and J. Bathen T-wave morphology differences between patients with and without arrhythmic complication of ischemic heart disease J Electrocardiol 34 Suppl 2001 113
15. I. Kardys, J.A. Kors, and I.M. van der Meer Spatial QRS-T angle predicts cardiac death in a general population Eur Heart J 24 2003 1357