Heart rhythm complexity analysis in patients with inferior ST-elevation myocardial infarction

Shu Yu Tang, Hsi Pin Ma, Chen Lin, Men Tzung Lo, Lian Yu Lin, Tsung Yan Chen, Cho Kai Wu, Jiun Yang Chiang, Jen Kuang Lee, Chi Sheng Hung, Li Yu Daisy Liu, Yu Wei Chiu, Cheng Hsuan Tsai, Yen Tin Lin, Chung Kang Peng, Yen Hung Lin

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Abstract

Heart rhythm complexity (HRC), a subtype of heart rate variability (HRV), is an important tool to investigate cardiovascular disease. In this study, we aimed to analyze serial changes in HRV and HRC metrics in patients with inferior ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) within 1 year postinfarct and explore the association between HRC and postinfarct left ventricular (LV) systolic impairment. We prospectively enrolled 33 inferior STEMI patients and 74 control subjects and analyzed traditional linear HRV and HRC metrics in both groups, including detrended fluctuation analysis (DFA) and multiscale entropy (MSE). We also analyzed follow-up postinfarct echocardiography for 1 year. The STEMI group had significantly lower standard deviation of RR interval (SDNN), and DFAα2 within 7 days postinfarct (acute stage) comparing to control subjects. LF power was consistently higher in STEMI group during follow up. The MSE scale 5 was higher at acute stage comparing to control subjects and had a trend of decrease during 1-year postinfarct. The MSE area under scale 1–5 showed persistently lower than control subjects and progressively decreased during 1-year postinfarct. To predict long-term postinfarct LV systolic impairment, the slope between MSE scale 1 to 5 (slope 1–5) had the best predictive value. MSE slope 1–5 also increased the predictive ability of the linear HRV metrics in both the net reclassification index and integrated discrimination index models. In conclusion, HRC and LV contractility decreased 1 year postinfarct in inferior STEMI patients, and MSE slope 1–5 was a good predictor of postinfarct LV systolic impairment.

Original languageEnglish
Article number20861
JournalScientific Reports
Volume13
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Dec 2023

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