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    Pagura, Linda; Porcari, Aldostefano; Cameli, Matteo; Biagini, Elena; Canepa, Marco; Crotti, Lia; Imazio, Massimo; Forleo, Cinzia; Pavasini, Rita; Limongelli, Giuseppe; Perlini, Stefano; Metra, Marco; Boriani, Giuseppe; Emdin, Michele; Sinagra, Gianfranco; Merlo, Marco; Longo, Francesca; Rossi, Maddalena; Varrà, Guerino Giuseppe; Saro, Riccardo; Dore, Franca; Girardi, Francesca; Vergaro, Giuseppe; Musumeci, Beatrice; Autore, Camillo; Cappelli, Francesco; Perfetto, Federico; Olivotto, Iacopo; Favale, Stefano; Carella, Maria Cristina; Guaricci, Andrea Igoren; Ciccone, Marco Matteo; Di Bella, Gianluca; Tomasoni, Daniela; Rella, Valeria; Branzi, Giovanna; Badano, Luigi; Parati, Gianfranco; Palmiero, Giuseppe; Caiazza, Martina; Caponetti, Angelo Giuseppe; Saturi, Giulia; Labate, Marianna Eleonora; Andreis, Alessandro; Paneva, Elena; De Ferrari, Gaetano Maria; Di Ienno, Luca; De Carli, Giuseppe; Giacomin, Elisa; Arzilli, Chiara

    European journal of internal medicine, April 2024, 2024-Apr, 2024-04-00, 20240401, Letnik: 122
    Journal Article

    •The discordance between ECG and echocardiogram mass is a red flag of amyloid cardiomyopathy and can be measured by numerous ECG/echo indexes•The best performing ECG/echo index among subjects with echocardiographic suspicion of amyloid cardiomyopathy was the ratio between the sum of all QRS voltages and maximum left ventricle wall thickness <7,8•The best performing ECG/echo index added to a clinical model of few easy-accessible variables greatly increased the diagnostic accuracy for amyloid cardiomyopathy The discordance between QRS voltages on electrocardiogram (ECG) and left ventricle (LV) wall thickness (LVWT) on echocardiogram (echo) is a recognized red flag (RF) of amyloid cardiomyopathy (AC) and can be measured by specific indexes. No head-to-head comparison of different ECG/echo indexes among subjects with echocardiographic suspicion of AC has yet been undertaken. The study aimed at evaluating the performance and the incremental diagnostic value of different ECG/echo indexes in this subset of patients. Electrocardiograms of subjects with LV hypertrophy, preserved ejection fraction and ≥ 1 echocardiographic RF of AC participating in the AC-TIVE study, an Italian prospective multicenter study, were independently analyzed by two cardiologists. Low QRS voltages and 8 different ECG/echo indexes were evaluated. Cohort specific cut-offs were computed. Among 170 patients, 55 (32 %) were diagnosed with AC. Combination of low QRS voltages with interventricular septum ≥ 1,6 cm was the most specific (specificity 100 %, positive predictive value 100 %) ECG/echo index, while the ratio between the sum of all QRS voltages and LVWT <7,8 was the most sensitive and accurate (sensitivity 94 %, negative predictive value 97 %, accuracy 82 %). When the latter index was added to a model using easily-accessible clinical variables, the diagnostic accuracy for AC greatly increased (AUC from 0,84 to 0,95; p = 0,007). Among patients with non-dilated hypertrophic ventricles with normal ejection fraction and echocardiographic RF of AC, easily-measurable ECG/echo indexes, mainly when added to few clinical variables, can help the physician orient second level investigations. External validation of the results is warranted. Display omitted