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Medical AI Inquiry: You was designed to assist in medical decision-making based on the provided user questions. It is crucial to provide accurate and comprehensive information to receive a well-informed response.  Labels: BACKGROUND. Meshes: Adult, Coronary Angiography, Coronary Artery Disease, Electrocardiography, Exercise Test, Female, Heart Rate, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Predictive Value of Tests, ROC Curve, Risk Factors.
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Does qT hysteresis index improve the power of treadmill exercise test in the screening of coronary artery disease? Context: QT hysteresis phenomenon exists in healthy subjects, and is more exaggerated in patients with coronary artery disease (CAD) and long QT syndrome. The purpose of this study was to establish an appropriate method to evaluate the magnitude of QT hysteresis, and assess the value of QT hysteresis index in the treadmill exercise test (TET) in predicting CAD. METHODS AND RESULTS: A total of 138 subjects with suspected CAD and referred for TET and selective coronary angiography (SCA) were divided into positive (n=77) and negative (n=61) SCA groups. Dynamic ECG were recorded during TET. QT/RR curves were constructed and QTp (Q-Tpeak) and QTe (Q-Tend) hysteresis indices were calculated for each subject. SYNTAX score in the positive SCA group was determined. The QTp and QTe hysteresis indices in the positive SCA group were significantly higher than in the negative SCA group. The combination of QTe hysteresis index and conventional TET criteria had the highest sensitivity and negative predictive value according to receiver operating characteristic curve, and was an independent predictor on multivariate logistic regression. QT hysteresis indices significantly correlated with SYNTAX score in the positive SCA group.
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QTe hysteresis index enhances the specificity of predicting CAD in TET. It improves the diagnostic value of TET for CAD significantly when combined with conventional criteria and is associated with the severity of CAD. Final Decision: yes