Electrocardiographic Changes and Their Association With Disease Severity in Adults With Sickle Cell Anemia at a Tertiary Care Center: A Cross-Sectional Study

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Priyan, I. G. [1 ]
Wasnik, Preetam [1 ]
Kannauje, Pankaj K. [1 ]
Das, Pranita [1 ]
Singh, Satyajit [2 ]
Patel, Suprava [3 ]
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[1] All India Inst Med Sci, Gen Med, Raipur, India
[2] All India Inst Med Sci, Cardiol, Raipur, India
[3] All India Inst Med Sci, Biochem, Raipur, India
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disease severity; cardiovascular manifestations; chhattisgarh; ecg; sickle cell crisis; sickle cell disease;
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10.7759/cureus.60197
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R5 [内科学];
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1002 ; 100201 ;
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Introduction Sickle cell anemia (SCA), a severe hematological disorder, is characterized by the presence of sickle-shaped erythrocytes that obstruct capillaries and restrict blood flow. This pathophysiology not only promotes systemic complications but may also influence cardiac function. Cardiac complications are a leading cause of mortality in SCA patients, yet the specific electrocardiographic (ECG) changes associated with disease severity are not thoroughly understood. This cross-sectional study aimed to explore ECG abnormalities in adults with SCA and correlate these findings with disease severity. Methods An observational cross-sectional study was conducted over 18 months, from January 2022 to June 2023, among 140 SCA patients at the Sickle Cell OPD of All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Raipur, Raipur, India. Steady-state SCA (HbS >50%) patients screened by high-performance liquid chromatography were enrolled. A history, physical examination, complete blood count, and ECG were done for all cases. The disease severity score was calculated using the Adegoke and Kuti severity scores, and their association with various ECG changes was studied. The chi-square test (Fisher's exact test, wherever applicable) was used for comparing the proportion. The correlation was done using the Pearson correlation coefficient or Spearman's rho. Results Out of 140 patients, the mean age of the study participants was 26 +/- 6 years. More than half of the cases (80; 57%) fall under the 18-27 age group, with a male-to-female ratio of 4:3. A total of 99 (70.7%) of the participants had mild disease, and 41 (29.3%) had moderate disease. The QT interval was significantly higher among patients with mild disease compared to those with moderate disease (p-value: <0.01). QTc dispersion and prolonged QTc interval were significantly higher among patients with moderate disease compared to mild disease (p-value <0.01, 0.04, respectively). Sinus tachycardia and right ventricular hypertrophy with p-pulmonale were significantly higher in moderate severity (p < 0.01). A significant positive correlation was observed between QTc dispersion, P-wave dispersion, and severity (r: 0.19, 0.17; p-value: 0.02, 0.04, respectively). Conclusion As the disease severity progressed, the ECG changes studied had a higher distribution and significance. ECG is a readily and widely accessible investigation that can be used to screen all SCA patients for early recognition of various underlying cardiac complications.
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