Background: QT interval varies with the heart rate (HR), so a correction in QT calculation is needed (QTc). Atrial fibrillation (AF) is associated with elevated HR and beat-to-beat variation. Aim: to find best correlation between QTc in atrial fibrillation (AF) vs. Sinus Rhytm (SR) restored after electrical caredioversion (ECV). Methods: During a 3-month period, we considered patients who underwent 12-lead ECG recording and received an AF diagnosis with indication for ECV. Exclusion criteria were: QRS duration >120 ms, therapy with QT prolonging drugs, a rate control strategy, a non-electrical cardioversion. The QT interval was corrected using Bazzett’s, Framingham, Fridericia and Hodges formulas during the last ECG during AF and the first one immediately after ECV. QTc mean was calculated as mQTc (average of 10 QTc calculated beat per beat) and as QTcM (QTc calculated from the average of 10 raw QT and RR for each beat). Results: 50 consecutive patients were enrolled in the study. Bazett’s formula showed a significant change in mean QTc value between the two rhythms (421,5 ± 33,9 vs 446,1 ± 31,9; p< 0,001 for mQTc and 420,9 ± 34,1 vs 441,8 ± 30,9; p = 0.003 for QTcM). On the contrary, in patients with SR, QTc assessed by the Framingham, Fridericia, and Hodges formulas was similar to that in AF. Furthermore, good correlations between mQTc and QTcM are present for each formula, even in AF or SR. Conclusions: During AF, Bazzett’s formula, seems to be the most imprecise in QTc estimation.

Atrial Fibrillation and QT corrected. What is the best formula to use?

Francesco Luzza
Primo
Investigation
;
Rosalba De Sarro
Secondo
Investigation
;
Roberto Licordari
Investigation
;
Pietro Pugliatti
Investigation
;
Lorenzo Pistelli
Investigation
;
Francesca Campanella
Investigation
;
Maria Claudia Lo Nigro
Investigation
;
Giuseppe Dattilo.
Ultimo
Investigation
2023-01-01

Abstract

Background: QT interval varies with the heart rate (HR), so a correction in QT calculation is needed (QTc). Atrial fibrillation (AF) is associated with elevated HR and beat-to-beat variation. Aim: to find best correlation between QTc in atrial fibrillation (AF) vs. Sinus Rhytm (SR) restored after electrical caredioversion (ECV). Methods: During a 3-month period, we considered patients who underwent 12-lead ECG recording and received an AF diagnosis with indication for ECV. Exclusion criteria were: QRS duration >120 ms, therapy with QT prolonging drugs, a rate control strategy, a non-electrical cardioversion. The QT interval was corrected using Bazzett’s, Framingham, Fridericia and Hodges formulas during the last ECG during AF and the first one immediately after ECV. QTc mean was calculated as mQTc (average of 10 QTc calculated beat per beat) and as QTcM (QTc calculated from the average of 10 raw QT and RR for each beat). Results: 50 consecutive patients were enrolled in the study. Bazett’s formula showed a significant change in mean QTc value between the two rhythms (421,5 ± 33,9 vs 446,1 ± 31,9; p< 0,001 for mQTc and 420,9 ± 34,1 vs 441,8 ± 30,9; p = 0.003 for QTcM). On the contrary, in patients with SR, QTc assessed by the Framingham, Fridericia, and Hodges formulas was similar to that in AF. Furthermore, good correlations between mQTc and QTcM are present for each formula, even in AF or SR. Conclusions: During AF, Bazzett’s formula, seems to be the most imprecise in QTc estimation.
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