Abstract:
AIM To explore the prognostic value of quantitative fragmented QRS in predicting major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) in patients with dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM). ETHODS A total of 345 inpatients with DCM were analyzed and divided into three groups based on the number of fragmented QRS: 180 patients with no fQRS(NonfQRS), 88 patients with a single fQRS(SfQRS) and 77 patients with multiple fQRS(MfQRS). The primary endpoint was MACE, including all-cause mortality, myocardial infarction, stroke, and ventricular tachycardia/ventricular fibrillation (VT/VF), while the secondary endpoint was heart failure readmission.
RESULTS Compared with the NonfQRS group, BNP levels increased in both the SfQRS and MfQR groups (both P<0.01), with MfQR group being higher than SfQRS group (P<0.01). Compared with the NonfQRS group, the Q-fQRS of the SfQRS group and MfQRS group were both increased (both P<0.01), and the MfQR group was higher than the SfQRS group (P<0.01); Compared with the NonfQRS group and SfQRS group, the LAD of the MfQRS group was increased (both P<0.01), but there was no statistical difference between the NonfQRS group and SfQRS group; The LVEDD and LVESD of the MfQRS group were both increased (both P<0.01), and the MfQR group was higher than the SfQRS group (P<0.01); The LVEF and LVFS of the MfQRS group were both reduced (both P<0.01), and the MfQR group was lower than the SfQRS group (P<0.01). During the follow-up period of 27 (21, 31) months, 92 patients developed MACE. The probability of MACE, all-cause mortality, VT/VF, and readmission to heart failure were significantly higher in the MfQRS group than in the NonfQRS group and SfQRS group (P<0.05, P<0.01), but there was no statistical difference between the latter two groups; Multivariate Cox regression analysis shows that MfQRS is associated with MACE, all-cause mortality VT/VF、 An important predictor of readmission for heart failure. In ROC analysis, the Q-fQRS AUC was 0.746, sensitivity was 61.9%, and specificity was 80.5%; The AUC of fragmented leads is 0.707, the sensitivity is 68.1%, and the specificity is 63.2%. Q-fQRS is an independent predictor of MACE in dilated cardiomyopathy.
CONCLUSION Multiple fragmented QRS waves are associated with MACE in DCM patients, and quantitative fragmented QRS serves as an independent predictor of MACE in this population.