Reference Values for the Automatic Screening of QT Prolongation in School Cardiac Examinations

DOI Web Site 7 References Open Access
  • Hazeki Daisuke
    Kagoshima City Hospital, Department of Pediatrics Kagoshima City Cardiac Screening Committee
  • Shiokawa Naohiro
    Kagoshima City Hospital, Department of Pediatrics Kagoshima City Cardiac Screening Committee
  • Ueno Kentarou
    Kagoshima City Cardiac Screening Committee Kagoshima University Hospital, Department of Pediatric
  • Kusubae Ryo
    Kagoshima City Hospital, Department of Pediatrics Kagoshima City Cardiac Screening Committee
  • Nomura Yuichi
    Kagoshima City Hospital, Department of Pediatrics Kagoshima City Cardiac Screening Committee
  • Yoshinaga Masao
    Kagoshima City Cardiac Screening Committee National Hospital Organization Kagoshima Medical Center, Department of Pediatrics

Bibliographic Information

Other Title
  • 学校心臓検診におけるQT延長スクリーニングを自動計測値で行うための抽出基準値に関する検討

Search this article

Description

<p>Background: The heart-rate–corrected QT interval (QTc) by automatic measurements is longer than that by manual measurements. The reference QTc values used for screening QT prolongation in school cardiac screening are generated by manual measurements; when such values are used in automatic measurements, overscreening occurs.</p><p>Methods: We retrospectively analyzed the electrocardiogram records of all first- and seventh-grade students who underwent school cardiac examinations in Kagoshima City from 2009 to 2013. Only students screened using the automated QTc values underwent manual measurements, and those who exceeded the manual reference QTc values were selected. The automated reference values were developed according to the automatically measured QTc values of the extracted students.</p><p>Results: Out of 54,586 students, 1233 (2.3％) were screened using manual measurement. Among them, 52 (0.10％) exceeded the reference QTc values. The lowest automated QTc values were 445 and 447 ms for first-, 463 and 451 ms for seventh-grade male and female students, respectively.</p><p>Conclusion: The reference values for the automatic screening of QT prolongation were 445 and 450 ms in first- and seventh-grade students, respectively.</p>

Journal

References(7)*help

See more

Keywords

Details 詳細情報について

Report a problem

Back to top