期刊
HEART RHYTHM
卷 19, 期 4, 页码 578-584出版社
ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC
DOI: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2021.11.013
关键词
Electrocardiography; Epilepsy; QT prolongation; Seizure; Sudden death; Sudden unexpected death in epilepsy
资金
- National Center for Research Resources
- National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences at the National Institutes of Health [UL1 TR000135, UL1 TR002377 RR024150-01]
- American Heart Association [17POST33400211]
- Student Scholarship in Cardiovascular Disease
- Mayo Clinic Windland Smith Rice Comprehensive Sudden Death Program
- Alice Sheets Marriott Endowed Professorship
This study aimed to investigate the frequency of ECG use and QT prolongation in patients with seizures, and whether QT prolongation predicts mortality. The results showed that the use of ECG in the diagnostic workup of patients with seizures is poor, while QT prolongation can predict all-cause mortality in these patients.
BACKGROUND Refractory epilepsy confers a considerable lifetime risk of sudden unexplained death in epilepsy (SUDEP). Mechanisms may overlap with sudden cardiac death (SCD), particularly regarding QTc prolongation. Guidelines in the United States do not mandate the use of electrocardiography (ECG) in diagnostic evaluation of seizures or epilepsy. OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to determine the frequency of ECG use and of QT prolongation, and whether QT prolongation predicts mortality in patients with seizures. METHODS We performed a retrospective cohort study including all patients seen at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, from January 1, 2000, to July 31, 2015, with index evaluation for seizure or epilepsy. Patients with an ECG were categorized by the presence of a prolonged QT interval with a primary endpoint of all-cause mortality after the 15-year observation period. RESULTS Optimal cutoff QT intervals most predictive of mortality were identified. Median age was 40.0 years. An ECG was obtained in 18,222 patients (57.4%). After patients with confounding ECG findings were excluded, primary prolonged QT intervals were seen in 223 cases (1.4%), similar to the general population. Kaplan-Meier analysis demonstrated a significant increase in mortality (Cox hazard ratio [HR] 1.90; 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.76-2.05) for prolonged optimal cutoff QT, maintained after adjustments for age, Charlson comorbidity index, and sex (HR 1.48; 95% CI 1.37-1.59). CONCLUSION Use of ECG in diagnostic workup of patients with seizures is poor. A prolonged optimal cutoff QTc interval predicts all-cause mortality in patients evaluated for seizure and those diagnosed with epilepsy. We advocate the routine use of a 12-lead ECG at index evaluation in patients with seizure or epilepsy.
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