Background: A slower heart rate can exaggerate J-point elevation in a 12-lead ECG. This study examined the role of Holter monitoring in the diagnosis of early repolarisation pattern (ERP).
Methods: We examined 24-hour Holter recordings of 4000 consecutive patients seen at an outpatient clinic, and found 500 patients (12.5%) with ERP (based on J-point elevation magnitude maximum value≥0.1mV on the Holter recording). The highest magnitude of J-point elevation, R wave amplitude, the ratio between J-point elevation magnitude and R-wave amplitude on the same ECG lead (J/R ratio), QRS interval, and QT/QTc interval were measured on the Holter recording and on a surface 12-lead ECG of the 500 patients with ERP. The magnitude of J-point elevation, J/R ratio, and QT/QTc interval were compared between three groups: nighttime Holter recording, daytime Holter recording, and daytime surface 12-lead ECG.
Results: The magnitude of J-point elevation of the nighttime Holter (0.20±0.10mV) was higher than that of the daytime in Holter (0.12±0.07mV, p<0.001) and the 12-lead ECG (0.12±0.06mV, p<0.001). There was no statistical difference in magnitude of J-point elevation between daytime Holter and surface 12-lead ECG. While all 500 patients were diagnosed with ERP based on J-point elevation maximum value J-point on Holter monitoring, only 425 (85%) patients could be diagnosed with ERP based on the surface 12-lead ECG. The J-point elevation maximum value on the nighttime Holter was negatively correlated with heart rate (r=-0.15, p=0.0007) and QTc (r=-0.13, p=0.0043), and positively correlated with R wave amplitude (r=0.46, p<0.0001), J/R ratio (r=0.69, p<0.0001), and QRS interval (r=0.29, p<0.0001).
Conclusions: The J-point elevation on nighttime Holter recording was higher than that on daytime Holter and daytime surface 12-lead ECG, and there was misdiagnosis of ERP based on daytime surface 12-lead ECG. Holter monitoring has a complementary role in the diagnosis of ERP, especially in patients with a suspected diagnosis of ERP based on daytime surface 12-lead ECG.
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