Annals of noninvasive electrocardiology : the official journal of the International Society for Holter and Noninvasive Electrocardiology, Inc · 2019
Diagnostic and prognostic role of electrocardiogram in acute myocarditis: A comprehensive review.
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Buttà Carmelo, Zappia Luca, Laterra Giulia, Roberto Marco
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BACKGROUND: Acute myocarditis represents a challenging diagnosis as there is no pathognomonic clinical presentation. In patients with myocarditis, electrocardiogram (ECG) can display a variety of non-specific abnormalities. Nevertheless, ECG is widely used as an initial screening tool for myocarditis.
METHODS: We researched all possible ECG alterations during acute myocarditis evaluating prevalence, physiopathology, correlation with clinical presentation patterns, role in differential diagnosis, and prognostic yield.
RESULTS: The most common ECG abnormality in myocarditis is sinus tachycardia associated with nonspecific ST/T-wave changes. The presence of PR segment depression both in precordial and limb leads, a PR segment depression in leads with ST segment elevation, a PR segment elevation in aVR lead or a ST elevation with pericarditis pattern favor generally diagnosis of perimyocarditis rather than myocardial infarction. In patients with acute myocarditis, features associated with a poorer prognosis are: pathological Q wave, wide QRS complex, QRS/T angle ≥ 100°, prolonged QT interval, high-degree atrioventricular block and malignant ventricular tachyarrhythmia. On the contrary, ST elevation with a typical early repolarization pattern is associated with a better prognosis.
CONCLUSIONS: ECG alterations in acute myocarditis could be very useful in clinical practice for a patient-tailored approach in order to decide appropriate therapy, length of hospitalization, and frequency of followup.
METHODS: We researched all possible ECG alterations during acute myocarditis evaluating prevalence, physiopathology, correlation with clinical presentation patterns, role in differential diagnosis, and prognostic yield.
RESULTS: The most common ECG abnormality in myocarditis is sinus tachycardia associated with nonspecific ST/T-wave changes. The presence of PR segment depression both in precordial and limb leads, a PR segment depression in leads with ST segment elevation, a PR segment elevation in aVR lead or a ST elevation with pericarditis pattern favor generally diagnosis of perimyocarditis rather than myocardial infarction. In patients with acute myocarditis, features associated with a poorer prognosis are: pathological Q wave, wide QRS complex, QRS/T angle ≥ 100°, prolonged QT interval, high-degree atrioventricular block and malignant ventricular tachyarrhythmia. On the contrary, ST elevation with a typical early repolarization pattern is associated with a better prognosis.
CONCLUSIONS: ECG alterations in acute myocarditis could be very useful in clinical practice for a patient-tailored approach in order to decide appropriate therapy, length of hospitalization, and frequency of followup.