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Our study aimed to assess the usefulness of electrocardiographic parameters reflecting right heart hypertrophy as predictors of clinical status in PAH.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The retrospective analysis included 26 patients, mean 49\u2009\u00b1\u200917\u2009years of age, diagnosed with PAH, and eligible to undergo cardiopulmonary exercise test (CPET). The relations between ECG values and parameters obtained in procedures such as six-minute walk test (6-MWT), echocardiography, right heart catheterization (RHC), and CPET were analyzed.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      P-wave amplitude in lead II correlated positively with CPET parameter of respiratory response: minute ventilation to carbon dioxide production slope (VE\/VCO\n                      <jats:sub>2<\/jats:sub>\n                      slope; r\u2009=\u20090.436, p\u2009=\u20090.029) and echocardiographic estimated RA pressure (RAP; r\u2009=\u20090.504, p\u2009=\u20090.02). RV Sokolow-Lyon index (RVSLI) positively correlated with echocardiographic parameters reflecting RV function, overload, and afterload\u2013tricuspid regurgitation pressure gradient (TRPG; r\u2009=\u20090.788, p\u2009&lt;\u20090.001), RV free wall thickness ( r\u2009=\u20090.738, p\u2009&lt;\u20090.001), and mean pulmonary arterial pressure (mPAP\n                      <jats:sub>ECHO<\/jats:sub>\n                      ; r\u2009=\u20090.62, p\u2009=\u20090.0016), respectively, as well as VE\/VCO\n                      <jats:sub>2<\/jats:sub>\n                      slope ( r\u2009=\u20090.593, p\u2009=\u20090.001) and mPAP assessed directly in RHC (mPAP\n                      <jats:sub>RHC<\/jats:sub>\n                      ; r\u2009=\u20090.469, p\u2009=\u20090.0497). R-wave in lead aVR correlated positively with TRPG ( r\u2009=\u20090.719, p\u2009&lt;\u20090.001), mPAP\n                      <jats:sub>ECHO<\/jats:sub>\n                      ( r\u2009=\u20090.446, p\u2009=\u20090.033), and several hemodynamic criteria of PAH diagnosis: positively with mPAP\n                      <jats:sub>RHC<\/jats:sub>\n                      ( r\u2009=\u20090.505, p\u2009=\u20090.033) and pulmonary vascular resistance ( r\u2009=\u20090.554, p\u2009=\u20090.026) and negatively with pulmonary capillary wedge pressure ( r\u2004=\u2004\u22120.646, p\u2009=\u20090.004). QRS duration correlated positively with estimated RAP ( r\u2009=\u20090.589, p\u2009=\u20090.004), vena cava inferior diameter ( r\u2009=\u20090.506, p\u2009=\u20090.016), and RA area ( r\u2009=\u20090.679, p\u2009=\u20090.002) and negatively with parameters of exercise capacity: peak VO\n                      <jats:sub>2<\/jats:sub>\n                      ( r\u2004=\u2004\u22120.486, p\u2009=\u20090.012), CPET maximum load ( r\u2004=\u2004\u2212 0.439, p\u2009=\u20090.025), and 6-MWT distance ( r\u2004=\u2004\u22120.430, p\u2009=\u20090.046). ROC curves to detect intermediate\/high 1-year mortality risk (based on ESC criteria) indicate RVSLI (cut-off point: 1.57 mV, AUC: 0.771) and QRS duration (cut-off points: 0.09\u2009s, AUC: 703 and 0.1\u2009s, AUC: 0.759) as relevant predictors.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Electrocardiography appears to be an important and underappreciated tool in PAH assessment. ECG corresponds with clinical parameters reflecting PAH severity.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1177\/17534666221087846","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2022,4,20]],"date-time":"2022-04-20T08:34:06Z","timestamp":1650443646000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1177\/sage-journals-update-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":19,"title":["ECG in the clinical and prognostic evaluation of patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension: an underestimated value"],"prefix":"10.1177","volume":"16","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-2799-3965","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Tomasz Adam","family":"Michalski","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Students\u2019 Scientific Society, Department of Cardiology, Medical University of Bialystok, Bialystok, Poland1st Department of Cardiology, Medical University of Gdansk, Gdansk, Poland"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Joanna","family":"Pszczola","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Students\u2019 Scientific Society, Department of Cardiology, Medical University of Bialystok, Bialystok, Poland"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Anna","family":"Lisowska","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Cardiology, Medical University of Bialystok, Bialystok, Poland"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Malgorzata","family":"Knapp","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Cardiology, Medical University of Bialystok, Bialystok, Poland"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Bozena","family":"Sobkowicz","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Cardiology, Medical University of Bialystok, Bialystok, Poland"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Karol","family":"Kaminski","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Cardiology, Medical University of Bialystok, Bialystok, Poland"},{"name":"Department of Population Medicine and Lifestyle Diseases Prevention, Medical University of Bialystok, Bialystok, Poland"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Katarzyna","family":"Ptaszynska-Kopczynska","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Cardiology, Medical University of Bialystok, M. 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