Monitoring of myocardial injury by serial measurements of QRS area and T area: The MaastrICCht cohort.
Mohammed A GhosseinJ W T M de KokFrederieke EerenbergF van RosmalenR BoereboomF DuisbergK VerharenJ E M SelsThijs S R DelnoijZ GeyikA M A MingelsS J R MeexS M J van KuijkA M W van StipdonkC GhosseinF W PrinzenIwan C C van der HorstKevin VernooyBas C T van BusselRob G H DriessenPublished in: Annals of noninvasive electrocardiology : the official journal of the International Society for Holter and Noninvasive Electrocardiology, Inc (2024)
VCG-derived QRS area and T area decreased in non-survivors compared with survivors, suggesting that an increase in myocardial damage and tissue loss play a role in the course of critical illness and may drive mortality. These VCG markers may be used to monitor critically ill patients.