Abstract:Objective To evaluate the prognostic significance of electrocardiographic manifestations and Lorenz scatter plot patterns in patients with chronic heart failure.Methods A total of 126 patients diagnosed with chronic heart failure who received treatment at Nantong Cancer Hospital and Pingchao Central Hospital between January 2024 and January 2025 were retrospectively enrolled. Based on follow-up results, the patients were divided into a favorable prognosis group (71 cases) and an unfavorable prognosis group (55 cases). Clinical data, electrocardiogram parameters, and Lorenz scatter plot characteristics were compared between the two groups. Independent risk factors for poor prognosis were identified using multivariate logistic regression. The predictive performance of these factors was evaluated via receiver operating characteristic curve analysis.Results The left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) in the poor prognosis group was lower than that in the good prognosis group, while the levels of N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP), the incidence rates of frequent premature atrial contractions, frequent premature ventricular contractions, ST-T changes and atrial fibrillation, as well as the proportion of irregular or complex Lorenz scatter plot patterns were higher than those in the good prognosis group (P < 0.05). Multivariate logistic regression analysis showed that frequent premature atrial contractions, frequent premature ventricular contractions, ST-T changes, atrial fibrillation, fan-shaped, quadri-distributed, tri-distributed or lattice Lorenz scatter plots, and irregular or complex Lorenz scatter plots were independent risk factors for poor prognosis in patients with chronic heart failure (P < 0.05). Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve analysis indicated that single electrocardiographic indicators and Lorenz scatter plot parameters had limited predictive performance. The area under the curve (AUC) of combined detection was 0.903 (95% CI: 0.845, 0.961), with a sensitivity of 67.3% (95% CI: 0.533, 0.793) and a specificity of 97.2% (95% CI: 0.902, 0.997).Conclusion Frequent premature atrial contractions, frequent premature ventricular contractions, ST-T changes, atrial fibrillation, and abnormal Lorenz scatter plot patterns are independent risk factors for poor prognosis in patients with chronic heart failure. Multi-indicator combined detection can significantly improve the predictive efficacy.