The Tpeak – Tend interval as an electrocardiographic risk marker of arrhythmic and mortality outcomes: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Tse, Gary, Gong, Mengqi, Wong, Wing Tak, Georgopoulos, Stamatis, Letsas, Konstantinos P., Vassiliou, Vassilios S., Chan, Yat Sun, Yan, Bryan P., Wong, Sunny Hei, Wu, William K. K., Ciobanu, Ana, Li, Guangping, Shenthar, Jayaprakash, Saguner, Ardan M., Ali-Hasan-Al-Saegh, Sadeq, Bhardwaj, Aishwarya, Sawant, Abhishek C., Whittaker, Paula, Xia, Yunlong, Yan, Gan-Xin and Liu, Tong (2017) The Tpeak – Tend interval as an electrocardiographic risk marker of arrhythmic and mortality outcomes: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Heart Rhythm, 14 (8). pp. 1131-1137. ISSN 1547-5271

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Abstract

Background: The Tpeak – Tend interval, an electrocardiographic marker reflecting transmural dispersion of repolarization, has been used to predict ventricular tachycardia/fibrillation (VT/VF) and sudden cardiac death (SCD) in different clinical settings. Objective: This systematic review and meta-analysis evaluated the significance of Tpeak – Tend interval in predicting arrhythmic and/or mortality endpoints. Methods: PubMed, Embase, Cochrane Library and CINAHL Plus databases were searched through 30th November 2016.Results: Of the 854 studies identified initially, 33 observational studies involving 155856 patients were included in our meta-analysis. Tpeak – Tend interval prolongation (mean cut-off: 103.3 ± 17.4 ms) was a significant predictor of the arrhythmic or mortality outcomes (odds ratio (OR): 1.14, 95% CI: 1.11 to 1.17, p < 0.001). When different end-points were analyzed, the ORs are as follows: VT/VF (1.10, 95% CI: 1.06 to 1.13, p < 0.0001), SCD (1.27, 95% CI 1.17 to 1.39, p < 0.0001), cardiovascular death (1.40, 95% CI 1.19 to 1.64, p < 0.0001), and all-cause mortality (4.56, 95% CI 0.62 to 33.68, p < 0.0001). Subgroup analysis for each disease revealed that the risk of VT/VF or death was highest for Brugada syndrome (OR: 5.68, 95% CI: 1.57 to 20.53, p < 0.01), followed by hypertension (OR: 1.52, 95% CI: 1.26 to 1.85, p < .0001), heart failure (OR: 1.07, 95% CI: 1.04 to 1.11, p < .0001) and ischemic heart disease (OR: 1.06, 95% CI: 1.02 to 1.10, p = 0.001). In the general population, a prolonged Tpeak – Tend interval also predicted arrhythmic or mortality outcomes (OR: 1.59, 95% CI: 1.21 to 2.09, p < 0.001).Conclusion: The Tpeak – Tend interval is useful risk stratification tool in different diseases and in the general population.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	tpeak - tend,dispersion of repolarization,risk stratification,ventricular arrhythmia,sudden cardiac death
Faculty \ School:	Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Norwich Medical School
UEA Research Groups:	Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Research Groups > Cardiovascular and Metabolic Health Faculty of Science > Research Groups > Norwich Epidemiology Centre Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Research Groups > Norwich Epidemiology Centre Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Research Centres > Metabolic Health
Depositing User:	Pure Connector
Date Deposited:	19 May 2017 05:06
Last Modified:	06 Feb 2025 07:13
URI:	https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/63559
DOI:	10.1016/j.hrthm.2017.05.031

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