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Vol. 144. Issue 6.
Pages 254-256 (March 2015)
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Vol. 144. Issue 6.
Pages 254-256 (March 2015)
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Diagnostic performance of surface electrocardiogram in early detection of chagasic cardiomyopathy
Rendimiento diagnóstico del electrocardiograma de superficie en la detección precoz de miocardiopatía chagásica
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Bruno Bochard-Villanuevaa,
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, Jordi Estornell-Erillb, Óscar Fabregat-Andrésa,c, Pilar García-Gonzáleza, Salvador Morell-Cabedoa, Francisco Ridocci-Sorianoa,d
a Servicio de Cardiología, Consorcio Hospital General Universitario de Valencia, Valencia, Spain
b Unidad de Imagen Cardíaca, ERESA, Consorcio Hospital General Universitario de Valencia, Valencia, Spain
c Servicios Médicos Villarreal Club de Fútbol SAD, Villarreal, Castellón, Spain
d Departamento de Medicina, Facultad de Medicina, Universitat de València, Valencia, Spain
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Table 1. Baseline characteristics of the sample and findings of the electrocardiogram and contrast-enhanced cardiac magnetic resonance imaging.
Table 2. Findings of cardiac magnetic resonance imaging in the 6 affected patients.
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Abstract
Background and objective

Contrast-enhanced cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (CMR) allows early detection of myocardial involvement by Trypanosoma cruzi infection. The aim of our study was to assess the diagnostic performance of the surface electrocardiogram (ECG) in the early detection of Chagas’ cardiomyopathy (CCM) compared with CMR.

Methods

We included 43 asymptomatic patients (30 women, 42±9.8 years), diagnosed of Chagas disease. The sample was divided into 2 groups according to the presence (n=17) or absence (n=26) of electrocardiographic abnormalities. All patients underwent CMR and late gadolinium enhancement (LGE) was used as a marker of early myocardial involvement.

Results

Six (14%) patients had a LGE significantly higher in the group who had electrocardiographic abnormalities (29 vs. 4%, p<.05). With CMR as the method of reference, the ECG had a sensitivity of 83% and a negative predictive value of 96% to detect CCM.

Conclusion

ECG is a useful, inexpensive and globally available tool for the screening of CCM in asymptomatic patients but with proven myocardial involvement in CMR.

Keywords:
Chagas disease
Chagas cardiomyopathy
Early diagnosis
Electrocardiography
Magnetic resonance imaging
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Introducción y objetivo

La resonancia magnética cardíaca con contraste (RMCC) permite la detección precoz de la afectación miocárdica por el Trypanosoma cruzi. El objetivo de nuestro estudio fue valorar el rendimiento diagnóstico del electrocardiograma de superficie (ECG) en la detección precoz de miocardiopatía chagásica (MCC) comparándolo con la RMCC.

Métodos

Se incluyeron 43 pacientes asintomáticos (30 mujeres, edad media [DE] de 42 [9,8] años) diagnosticados de enfermedad de Chagas. Dividimos la muestra en 2 grupos, según la presencia (n=17) o ausencia (n=26) de alteraciones electrocardiográficas. Se realizó RMC a todos los pacientes y se consideró la captación tardía anómala de contraste miocárdico (CTC) como marcador de afectación precoz.

Resultados

Seis pacientes (14%) presentaron CTC, siendo significativamente mayor en el grupo que presentaban alteraciones electrocardiográficas (29 frente a 4%, p<0,05). Tomando la RMCC como método de referencia, el ECG presentó una sensibilidad del 83% y un valor predictivo negativo del 96% en la detección de MCC.

Conclusiones

El ECG demostró ser una herramienta útil, de bajo coste y globalmente disponible para el cribado de MCC precoz en pacientes asintomáticos pero con afectación demostrada en la RMCC.

Palabras clave:
Enfermedad de Chagas
Miocardiopatía chagásica
Diagnóstico precoz
Electrocardiografía
Resonancia magnética

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