USEFULNESS OF A 3RD HOLTER LEAD FOR DETECTION OF MYOCARDIAL-ISCHEMIA
USEFULNESS OF A 3RD HOLTER LEAD FOR DETECTION OF MYOCARDIAL-ISCHEMIA
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DOI:
10.1016/0002-9149(94)90551-7
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发表时间:
1994-12-15
影响因子:
2.8
通讯作者:
MASERI, A
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作者:
LANZA, GA;MASCELLANTI, M;MASERI, A
Two-channel ambulatory electrocardiographic (ECG) monitoring is a useful method for detecting transient myocardial ischemia in patients with coronary artery disease. However, the monitoring of only 2 leads may fail to detect a significant number of ischemic episodes. In this study, the additional diagnostic value of a third bipolar chest lead was evaluated by recording a simultaneous 12-lead electrocardiogram and a 3-channel ambulatory electrocardiogram during exercise testing in 223 patients (aged 63 +/- 10 years) with proved or suspected coronary disease. Leads CM(5), CM(3), and an inferior lead (Y-modified or CMf) were monitored on the ambulatory electrocardiogram. Diagnostic ST-segment depression on the standard electrocardiogram was detected in 98 patients (44%), 94 (96%) of whom also had diagnostic ST-segment changes on the ambulatory electrocardiogram. Two additional patients had ST-segment depression only on the ambulatory electrocardiogram (both in lead CM(5)). Maximal ST-segment depression and duration of ischemia detected on standard and ambulatory ECG leads were similar in the 94 patients in whom ST-segment changes were detected on both types of ECG monitoring. CM, was the single lead with the highest sensitivity (89%) in detecting myocardial ischemia. The addition of CM(3) to CM(5) increased sensitivity to 91%, and the addition of an inferior lead to CM(5) increased sensitivity to 94%, particularly improving the detection of isolated inferior myocardial ischemia. The combination of all 3 ambulatory ECG leads had a sensitivity of 96%, an improvement of only 2% compared with the best combination of 2 leads (i.e., CM(5) +/- inferior lead). Thus, these data indicate that the addition of a third bipolar chest lead to ambulatory ECG devices has limited clinical relevance for improving the detection of transient ST-segment depression. They also indicate that the monitoring of an inferior lead may significantly improve the detection of isolated inferior ischemia.