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Background  QT dispersion (QTd) is related to regional variations in myocardial repolarization. Our study aims to assess the value of QTd in prediction of myocardial ischemia and its severity during stress imaging.  We enrolled one hundred patients having stable coronary artery disease (CAD) and fulfilling the “Appropriateness criteria for cardiac radionuclide imaging” (MPI). They were divided into group I including patients with MPI-detected ischemia (50 patients) and group II including patients with normal perfusion scan (50 patients). We excluded unstable CAD and all other causes affecting QTd. During isotope scan, ECGs were taken and QTd was calculated at rest and at maximum heart rate.    Results  QTd was significantly higher in the ischemic group both at rest and exercise ( P  = 0.000). QTd difference, the difference between QTd at rest and stress, was calculated. QTd difference was significantly lower in normal than in ischemic group ( P  = 0.003). There was a significant positive correlation between QTd difference and defect size ( P  = 0.04).    Conclusion  QTd increases in ischemia and the QTd difference (between rest and stress) correlates positively with severity of ischemia.  QTd and QTd difference could be used to improve the accuracy of stress imaging test.

the egyptian heart journal /the egyptian heart journal

Can QT dispersion improve the accuracy of stress ECG TMT in detecting myocardial ischemia in chronic stable CAD patients? A stress myocardial perfusion imaging study