The correlation between T-wave abnormalities and adverse cardiovascular events and echocardiographic changes in hypertensive patients

Background: Major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) are common in patients with hypertension and are associated with higher mortality. Methods: This study aimed to observe the incidence of MACE in hypertensive patients and the correlation between the electrocardiogram (ECG) T-wave abnormalities a...

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Main Authors: Shengnan Liu, Chao Zhang, Jing Wan
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Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2023-12-01
Series:Clinical and Experimental Hypertension
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10641963.2023.2185252
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Jing Wan
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description Background: Major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) are common in patients with hypertension and are associated with higher mortality. Methods: This study aimed to observe the incidence of MACE in hypertensive patients and the correlation between the electrocardiogram (ECG) T-wave abnormalities and echocardiographic changes. This retrospective cohort study analyzed the incidence of adverse cardiovascular events and changes in echocardiographic features in 430 hypertensive patients admitted to Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University from January 2016 to January 2022. Patients were grouped according to a diagnosis of electrocardiographic T-wave abnormalities. Results: Compared with the normal T-wave group, the incidence of adverse cardiovascular events was significantly higher in hypertensive patients with abnormal T-wave (141 [54.9%] vs 120 [69.4%], x^2 = 9.113, P = .003). However, Kaplan-Meier survival curve showed that no survival advantage was observed in the normal T-wave group at all in the hypertensive patients (P = .83). Echocardiographic values associated with cardiac structural markers, including ascending aorta diameter (AAO), left atrial diameter (LA), and interventricular septal thickness (IVS), were significantly higher in the group with abnormal T-wave than those in the group with normal T-wave at baseline and follow-up (P <.05 for all). In addition, in an exploratory Cox regression analysis model stratified by clinical characteristics of hypertensive patients, the forest plot indicated that the variables, including the age (>65 years), hypertension history (>5 years), premature atrial beats, and severe valvular regurgitation were significantly associated with adverse cardiovascular events (P <.05). Conclusion: Hypertensive patients with abnormal T-wave show a higher incidence of adverse cardiovascular events. The values of cardiac structural markers were significantly higher in the group with abnormal T-wave.
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spelling doaj.art-9b10223938d44362a57f2a68d5856a112023-09-19T16:04:08ZengTaylor & Francis GroupClinical and Experimental Hypertension1064-19631525-60062023-12-0145110.1080/10641963.2023.21852522185252The correlation between T-wave abnormalities and adverse cardiovascular events and echocardiographic changes in hypertensive patientsShengnan Liu0Chao Zhang1Jing Wan2Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan UniversityZhongnan Hospital of Wuhan UniversityZhongnan Hospital of Wuhan UniversityBackground: Major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) are common in patients with hypertension and are associated with higher mortality. Methods: This study aimed to observe the incidence of MACE in hypertensive patients and the correlation between the electrocardiogram (ECG) T-wave abnormalities and echocardiographic changes. This retrospective cohort study analyzed the incidence of adverse cardiovascular events and changes in echocardiographic features in 430 hypertensive patients admitted to Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University from January 2016 to January 2022. Patients were grouped according to a diagnosis of electrocardiographic T-wave abnormalities. Results: Compared with the normal T-wave group, the incidence of adverse cardiovascular events was significantly higher in hypertensive patients with abnormal T-wave (141 [54.9%] vs 120 [69.4%], x^2 = 9.113, P = .003). However, Kaplan-Meier survival curve showed that no survival advantage was observed in the normal T-wave group at all in the hypertensive patients (P = .83). Echocardiographic values associated with cardiac structural markers, including ascending aorta diameter (AAO), left atrial diameter (LA), and interventricular septal thickness (IVS), were significantly higher in the group with abnormal T-wave than those in the group with normal T-wave at baseline and follow-up (P <.05 for all). In addition, in an exploratory Cox regression analysis model stratified by clinical characteristics of hypertensive patients, the forest plot indicated that the variables, including the age (>65 years), hypertension history (>5 years), premature atrial beats, and severe valvular regurgitation were significantly associated with adverse cardiovascular events (P <.05). Conclusion: Hypertensive patients with abnormal T-wave show a higher incidence of adverse cardiovascular events. The values of cardiac structural markers were significantly higher in the group with abnormal T-wave.http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10641963.2023.2185252hypertensiont-wave abnormalitiesechocardiogramadverse cardiovascular event
spellingShingle Shengnan Liu
Chao Zhang
Jing Wan
The correlation between T-wave abnormalities and adverse cardiovascular events and echocardiographic changes in hypertensive patients
Clinical and Experimental Hypertension
hypertension
t-wave abnormalities
echocardiogram
adverse cardiovascular event
title The correlation between T-wave abnormalities and adverse cardiovascular events and echocardiographic changes in hypertensive patients
title_full The correlation between T-wave abnormalities and adverse cardiovascular events and echocardiographic changes in hypertensive patients
title_fullStr The correlation between T-wave abnormalities and adverse cardiovascular events and echocardiographic changes in hypertensive patients
title_full_unstemmed The correlation between T-wave abnormalities and adverse cardiovascular events and echocardiographic changes in hypertensive patients
title_short The correlation between T-wave abnormalities and adverse cardiovascular events and echocardiographic changes in hypertensive patients
title_sort correlation between t wave abnormalities and adverse cardiovascular events and echocardiographic changes in hypertensive patients
topic hypertension
t-wave abnormalities
echocardiogram
adverse cardiovascular event
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10641963.2023.2185252
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