Contribution of the vectorcardiogram in the differential diagnosis of Brugada electrocardiographic pattern
JOURNAL OF ELECTROCARDIOLOGY(2022)
Abstract
Background: The electrocardiogram (ECG) is a powerful tool for differential diagnosis among a group of pathologies with different therapeutic approaches/prognoses, the so-called J-wave syndrome. The vectorcardiogram (VCG) can be used as a complementary method to the ECG in several dubious electrocardiographic alterations. Objective: We carried out a VCG analysis alter conceiving and measuring a novel parameter (JT-distance) that allows diagnosis of the Brugada ECG pattern. Methods: A retrospective cohort study selected ninety-six ECGs with J-point elevation in V-1/V-2, ECG superior leads and VCGs, all performed on the same day. A new VCG measurement by Frank method (IT-distance) was conceived and designed in transverse and right sagittal planes by 3 lines drawn 1) at the final third of the QRS loop, comprehending the J-point; 2) at the initial portion of the T loop; 3) a parallel of the J-point line at the beginning of the T loop. JT measure was determined by the distance between parallels. A validation cohort was established in a new sample of thirty-five patients. Results: JT-distance >= 1.5 mm (tranverse plane) and JT-distance >1.25 mm, in the sagittal plane, differentiated Brugada type-1 from Brugada type-2, early repolarization and others, with 95% sensitivity and 68% specificity. JT-distance <1.5 mm (transverse plane) and JT >1.25 mm (sagittal plane) had 100% sensitivity and 85% specificity for Brugada type-1 diagnosis. A validation cohort showed very similar Cohen's kappa levels (0.65 and 0.77, test and validation cohorts, respectively), with overlapping 95% confidence intervals. Conclusions: The novel vectorcardiogram measurement (JT-distance) presented a new diagnostic criterion to identify Brugada pattern. Nevertheless, prospective studies should be performed by other centers to confirm these findings. (C) 2022 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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Key words
J-wave syndrome,Brugada syndrome,Diagnostic tools,Electrocardiogram,Vectorcardiogram
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