目的探索慢性心力衰竭患者QT问期频率依赖性与室性心律失常的关系。方法选31例慢性心力衰竭患者有效病例资料。检测左心室舒张末期内径(LVEDD)、左心室射血分数(LVEF)、QT间期离散度(QTd)、心率变异性(HRV)、QT/RR相关直线的斜率、24h室性早搏(VPB)和非持续性室性心动过速(NSVT)的次数。比较有NSVT和无NSVT患者上述指标的差别,研究上述指标与NSVT的相关性。结果31例心力衰竭患者中,有17例动态心电图记录到NSVT。有NSVT与无NS—VT的患者比较,VPB次数[(5631.2±7218.0)对(285.9±371.7),P〈0.05],QTe/RR斜率[(0.210±0.049)对(0.161±0.058),P〈0.05]和QTp/RR斜率[(0.195±0.046)对(0.151±0.041),P〈0.05]的差异有统计学意义。在全部31例患者中,QTd(r=0.414)、VPB次数(r=0.768)、QTe/RR斜率(r=0.380)、QTp/RR斜率(r=0.433)和NSVT有显著的相关性(P〈0.05)。结论QT间期频率依赖性是反映QT间期动态变化的指标,慢性心力衰竭患者的QT/RR斜率与室性心律失常有较好的相关性,在心脏性猝死的风险评估中有一定价值。
Objective To investigate the relationship between QT interval rate dependence and ventricular arrhythmias in patients with chronic heart failure. Methods Thirty-one patients with chronic heart failure were enrolled in this study and investigation included history collection, clinical examination, echocardiography, electrocardiogram and 24 h ambulatory electrocardiogram. Following indexes were determined, left ventricular end diastolic dimension ( LVEDD ) , left ventricular ejection fraction ( LVEF ) , QT dispersion ( QTd ) , SDNN, the slope of QT/RR plots of the linear regression, ventrieular premature beats (VPB)and non-sustained ventricular tachycardia( NSVT). All above indexes were compared between patients with and without NSVT,The correlation factor between QT/RR slope and NSVT was calculated. Results In 31 patients with chronic heart failure,there were 17 patients with NSVT in their 24 h hoher recording. The frequency of VPB (5631.2 ± 7218.0 vs 285.9 ±371.7, P 〈 0. 05 ), QTe/RR slope (0. 210 ± 0. 049 vs 0. 161 ±0. 058, P 〈 0. 05 ) and QTp/ RR slope(0. 195 ± 0. 046 vs 0. 151 ± 0. 041, P 〈 0.05 )were significantly higher in patients with NSVT than those without. In all patients, QTd ( r = 0. 414, P 〈 0.05 ), VPB ( r = 0. 768, P 〈 0. 05 ), QTe/RR slope ( r = 0. 380, P 〈 0. 05 ) and QTp/RR slope ( r = 0. 433, P 〈 0. 05 ) highly correlated to the frequency of NSVT. Conclusion QT interval rate dependence represents the dynamic QT variance over time. QT/RR slope correlates to the ventricular arrhythmia tightly, and is valuable for the risk stratification of sudden cardiac death in chronic heart failure.