Electrocardiogram changes as predictors for new imaging findings in repeat transthoracic echocardiography.
Future Cardiol
; 19(10): 487-495, 2023 08.
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| ID: mdl-37721317
ABSTRACT
Aim:
To determine if electrocardiogram (EKG) findings may be a useful tool to predict changes in repeat transthoracic echocardiogram (TTE).Methods:
We evaluated patients who underwent TTE during hospitalization and their EKGs, and whether findings differed between studies.Results:
Of 229 hospitalized patients who underwent repeat TTE, 183 (80%) were abnormal. Each minor and major EKG abnormality resulted in a 1.8 (1.2 to 2.6; p = 0.002) and 2.1 (1.3 to 3.3; p < 0.001) increased odds of abnormal imaging on TTE, respectively. The negative likelihood ratio for an unchanged EKG to predict an unchanged TTE was 0.68 (95% CI = 0.62 to 0.73).Conclusion:
Among hospitalized patients with prior imaging results, an unchanged EKG predicts an unchanged TTE.Key words
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Echocardiography
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Electrocardiography
Type of study:
Diagnostic_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limits:
Humans
Language:
En
Journal:
Future Cardiol
Journal subject:
CARDIOLOGIA
Year:
2023
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
United States