Yıl: 2015 Cilt: 15 Sayı: 3 Sayfa Aralığı: 209 - 212 Metin Dili: İngilizce İndeks Tarihi: 29-07-2022

The importance of fragmented QRS in the early detection of cardiac involvement in patients with systemic sclerosis

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Objective: Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is an autoimmune connective tissue disorder characterized by fibrosis. The prognosis of the disease is badwhen clinically symptomatic cardiac dysfunction is occurred, therefore early detection of cardiac dysfunction is important in patients with SSc.The aim of this study was to investigate the frequency of fQRS in superficial electrocardiography in cardiacally asymptomatic patients with SScand its relation to the systolic pulmonary artery pressure (sPAP).Methods: This study included 31 cardiacally asymptomatic patients with SSc (23 females, 40.4±9.2 years) and 41 healthy volunteers as thecontrol (31 females, 38.2±11.8 years). The ECGs with 12 derivations and transthoracic echocardiographies of the patients were evaluated. Thepresence of fQRS in the superficial ECG, and its relation to systolic pulmonary artery pressure (sPAP) were investigated.Results: The mean sPAP value in the SSc group was observed to be higher than that of the control group (26 mm Hg and 20 mm Hg, respec-tively, p<0.001). The presence of fQRS in the SSc group was more frequent than the control group (55% and 10%, respectively, p<0.001). In SScpatients presence of fQRS become relevant with &#8805;24 mm Hg sPAP by 88% sensitivity and 79% specificity.Conclusion: In our study, the presence of fQRS in SSc patients, were more frequent than in the normal population. Since pulmonary hyperten-sion is the primary cause of mortality in patients with SSc, the correlation of fQRS with sPAP should also be considered.
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APA Bayar N, ÇAY H, Erkal Z, SEZER İ, ARSLAN S, ÇAĞIRCI G, Cay S, Öner YÜKSEL İ, KÖKLÜ E (2015). The importance of fragmented QRS in the early detection of cardiac involvement in patients with systemic sclerosis. , 209 - 212.
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APA Bayar N, ÇAY H, Erkal Z, SEZER İ, ARSLAN S, ÇAĞIRCI G, Cay S, Öner YÜKSEL İ, KÖKLÜ E (2015). The importance of fragmented QRS in the early detection of cardiac involvement in patients with systemic sclerosis. The Anatolian Journal of Cardiology, 15(3), 209 - 212.
Chicago Bayar Nermin,ÇAY Hasan Fatih,Erkal Zehra,SEZER İlhan,ARSLAN SAKIR,ÇAĞIRCI Göksel,Cay Serkan,Öner YÜKSEL İsa,KÖKLÜ ERKAN The importance of fragmented QRS in the early detection of cardiac involvement in patients with systemic sclerosis. The Anatolian Journal of Cardiology 15, no.3 (2015): 209 - 212.
MLA Bayar Nermin,ÇAY Hasan Fatih,Erkal Zehra,SEZER İlhan,ARSLAN SAKIR,ÇAĞIRCI Göksel,Cay Serkan,Öner YÜKSEL İsa,KÖKLÜ ERKAN The importance of fragmented QRS in the early detection of cardiac involvement in patients with systemic sclerosis. The Anatolian Journal of Cardiology, vol.15, no.3, 2015, ss.209 - 212.
AMA Bayar N,ÇAY H,Erkal Z,SEZER İ,ARSLAN S,ÇAĞIRCI G,Cay S,Öner YÜKSEL İ,KÖKLÜ E The importance of fragmented QRS in the early detection of cardiac involvement in patients with systemic sclerosis. The Anatolian Journal of Cardiology. 2015; 15(3): 209 - 212.
Vancouver Bayar N,ÇAY H,Erkal Z,SEZER İ,ARSLAN S,ÇAĞIRCI G,Cay S,Öner YÜKSEL İ,KÖKLÜ E The importance of fragmented QRS in the early detection of cardiac involvement in patients with systemic sclerosis. The Anatolian Journal of Cardiology. 2015; 15(3): 209 - 212.
IEEE Bayar N,ÇAY H,Erkal Z,SEZER İ,ARSLAN S,ÇAĞIRCI G,Cay S,Öner YÜKSEL İ,KÖKLÜ E "The importance of fragmented QRS in the early detection of cardiac involvement in patients with systemic sclerosis." The Anatolian Journal of Cardiology, 15, ss.209 - 212, 2015.
ISNAD Bayar, Nermin vd. "The importance of fragmented QRS in the early detection of cardiac involvement in patients with systemic sclerosis". The Anatolian Journal of Cardiology 15/3 (2015), 209-212.