Title | Genome-Wide Associations of Global Electrical Heterogeneity ECG Phenotype: The ARIC (Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities) Study and CHS (Cardiovascular Health Study). |
Publication Type | Journal Article |
Year of Publication | 2018 |
Authors | Tereshchenko LG, Sotoodehnia N, Sitlani CM, Ashar FN, Kabir M, Biggs ML, Morley MP, Waks JW, Soliman EZ, Buxton AE, Biering-Sørensen T, Solomon SD, Post WS, Cappola TP, Siscovick DS |
Secondary Authors | Arking DE |
Journal | J Am Heart Assoc |
Volume | 7 |
Issue | 8 |
Date Published | 2018 04 05 |
ISSN | 2047-9980 |
Keywords | Atherosclerosis, Death, Sudden, Cardiac, Electrocardiography, Female, Follow-Up Studies, Genetic Loci, Genome-Wide Association Study, Humans, Incidence, Male, Middle Aged, Phenotype, Prospective Studies, Risk Assessment, Risk Factors, Survival Rate, United States |
Abstract | BACKGROUND: ECG global electrical heterogeneity (GEH) is associated with sudden cardiac death. We hypothesized that a genome-wide association study would identify genetic loci related to GEH. METHODS AND RESULTS: We tested genotyped and imputed variants in black (N=3057) and white (N=10 769) participants in the ARIC (Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities) study and CHS (Cardiovascular Health Study). GEH (QRS-T angle, sum absolute QRST integral, spatial ventricular gradient magnitude, elevation, azimuth) was measured on 12-lead ECGs. Linear regression models were constructed with each GEH variable as an outcome, adjusted for age, sex, height, body mass index, study site, and principal components to account for ancestry. GWAS identified 10 loci that showed genome-wide significant association with GEH in whites or joint ancestry. The strongest signal (rs7301677, near ) was associated with QRS-T angle (white standardized β+0.16 [95% CI 0.13-0.19]; =1.5×10), spatial ventricular gradient elevation (+0.11 [0.08-0.14]; =2.1×10), and spatial ventricular gradient magnitude (-0.12 [95% CI -0.15 to -0.09]; =5.9×10). Altogether, GEH-SNPs explained 1.1% to 1.6% of GEH variance. Loci on chromosomes 4 (near ), 5 (), 11 (11p11.2 region cluster), and 7 (near ) are novel ECG phenotype-associated loci. Several loci significantly associated with gene expression in the left ventricle ( locus-with ; locus-with ), and atria ( locus-with expression of a long non-coding RNA and ). CONCLUSIONS: We identified 10 genetic loci associated with ECG GEH. Replication of GEH GWAS findings in independent cohorts is warranted. Further studies of GEH-loci may uncover mechanisms of arrhythmogenic remodeling in response to cardiovascular risk factors. |
DOI | 10.1161/JAHA.117.008160 |
Alternate Journal | J Am Heart Assoc |
PubMed ID | 29622589 |
PubMed Central ID | PMC6015433 |
Grant List | R01 HL116747 / HL / NHLBI NIH HHS / United States R01 HL118277 / HL / NHLBI NIH HHS / United States U01 HL130114 / HL / NHLBI NIH HHS / United States HHSN268201700001I / HL / NHLBI NIH HHS / United States HHSN268201700003I / HL / NHLBI NIH HHS / United States HHSN268201700005I / HL / NHLBI NIH HHS / United States HHSN268201700004I / HL / NHLBI NIH HHS / United States HHSN268201700002I / HL / NHLBI NIH HHS / United States U01 HG004402 / HG / NHGRI NIH HHS / United States UL1 RR025005 / RR / NCRR NIH HHS / United States HHSN268201200036C / HL / NHLBI NIH HHS / United States HHSN268200800007C / HL / NHLBI NIH HHS / United States N01HC55222 / HL / NHLBI NIH HHS / United States N01HC85079 / HL / NHLBI NIH HHS / United States N01HC85080 / HL / NHLBI NIH HHS / United States N01HC85081 / HL / NHLBI NIH HHS / United States N01HC85082 / HL / NHLBI NIH HHS / United States N01HC85083 / HL / NHLBI NIH HHS / United States N01HC85086 / HL / NHLBI NIH HHS / United States U01 HL080295 / HL / NHLBI NIH HHS / United States R01 HL087652 / HL / NHLBI NIH HHS / United States R01 HL105756 / HL / NHLBI NIH HHS / United States R01 HL103612 / HL / NHLBI NIH HHS / United States R01 HL120393 / HL / NHLBI NIH HHS / United States R01 HL085251 / HL / NHLBI NIH HHS / United States R01 AG023629 / AG / NIA NIH HHS / United States UL1 TR000124 / TR / NCATS NIH HHS / United States R01 HL111089 / HL / NHLBI NIH HHS / United States |