Practical Geriatrics ›› 2024, Vol. 38 ›› Issue (8): 788-791.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1003-9198.2024.08.008

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Analysis of the diagnostic value of T wave change of avL lead for the degree of coronary artery stenosis in elderly patients with coronary heart disease

XIANG Chao, LUO Caidong   

  1. Department of Cardiology, Langzhong People’s Hospital, Nanchong 637400, China(XIANG Chao);
    Department of Cardiology, Mianyang Central Hospital, Mianyang 621000, China(LUO Caidong)
  • Received:2023-09-15 Online:2024-08-20 Published:2024-08-26

Abstract: Objective To analyze the diagnostic value of T wave change of avL lead in electrocardiograph(ECG) for the degree of coronary artery stenosis in the elderly patients with coronary heart disease (CHD). Methods A total of 124 elderly patients with CHD who were treated in our hospital from July 2019 to October 2022 were selected and divided into severe group (Gensini score > 40,36 cases), moderate group (Gensini score 21-40,40 cases) and mild group (Gensini score 1-20,48 cases). All patients received ECG detection. The general data, laboratory indexes, avL lead T wave changes and other ECG characteristics of the three groups were observed and compared. The risk factors of the degree of coronary artery stenosis in the elderly CHD patients were analyzed by Logistic regression analysis. Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve was drawn to analyze the value of avL lead T wave changes in the diagnosis of coronary artery stenosis in the elderly CHD patients. Results The levels of left ventricular end-diastolic diameter (LVEDD) and serum N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) were highest in the severe group, followed by the moderate group and the mild group (P<0.05).There were significant differences in the proportions of T wave changes in avL lead, ST-segment elevation, ST-segment depression and pathological Q wave among the three groups (P<0.01). Logistic regression analysis showed that NT-proBNP, LVEDD, T wave changes in avL lead, ST-segment elevation, ST-segment depression and pathological Q wave were the independent risk factors for the degree of coronary artery stenosis in the elderly patients with CHD; ROC curve showed that the area under the curve (AUC)of T wave changes in avL lead in diagnosing coronary artery stenosis in the elderly patients with CHD was 0.701 (95%CI: 0.603-0.798). Conclusions The T wave changes of avL lead in ECG is an independent risk factor for the degree of coronary artery stenosis in the elderly CHD patients, and it has certain value in the diagnosis of coronary artery stenosis.

Key words: aged, coronary heart disease, electrocardiogram, avL lead T wave, degree of coronary artery stenosis

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