Clinical utility of the sinus rhythm turbulence in patients with acute myocardial infarction / 中国医师进修杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To explore the clinical utility of the sinus rhythm turbulence in the patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI). Methods All day the dynamic electrocardiogram was monitored in 36 patients with AMI (AMI group) and 60 healthy subjects with ventricular premature beat (VPB) (control group),the TO value and TS value after VPB was compared between two groups. Results The TO value after VPB in AMI group was higher than that in control group (P＜0.01), the TS value after VPB in AMI group was lower than that in control group (P ＜ 0.01). The TO value in the non-survivors with AMI was higher than that in the survivors,while their TS value was lower with a significant difference (P＜ 0.01). The irregular positive rate of the TO value and the TS value in the patients with AMI was 58.1%(50/86) and 67.4%(58/86), while that of the healthysubjects was 16.7%(10/60) and 10.0%(6/60) with a significant difference (P ＜ 0.05). The research from the follow-up visit of the selected patients in 2 years showed that death rate of the patients with both irregular TO and TS was 46.2% (24/52), the death rate with either irregular TO or TS was 25.0%(7/28), the death rate with both regular TO and TS was 16.7%(1/6), and the difference of the three phenomenon was significant (P ＜ 0.01). Conclusion As long as the sinus rhythm turbulence of the patients with AMI disappears or declines,the death rate increases, and to monitor and analyze their TO and TS in time is helpful for us to avoid the sudden death of the patients and to discover the levels of their risks.