P-Wave Dispersion in Patients with Constrictive Pericarditis of Non-Ischemic Etiology Including Tubercoulous and Non-Tuberculous Subjects: A Pilot Study
| Author | Gholam Reza Rezaian | en |
| Author | Masoud Pour Moghaddas | en |
| Author | Shahed Rezaian | en |
| Author | Lida Liaghat | en |
| Author | Najaf Zare | en |
| Issued Date | 2015-12-31 | en |
| Abstract | Background: Although P-wave dispersion has proven to be a reliable electrocardiographic predictor of Atrial Fibrillation (AF) in many clinical settings, its significance in patients with Constrictive Pericarditis (CP) of non-ischemic origin is to be reported.Objectives: This study aimed to find out whether p-wave dispersion is prolonged in patients with documented CP of non-ischemic origin.Patients and Methods: This study was conducted on twenty patients with CP, 16 males and 4 females, with the mean age of 39.0 ± 20.5 years and 20 age- and sex-matched healthy subjects. All the Electrocardiograms (ECGs) were scanned and the P-wave parameters were measured electronically after × 400% magnification.Results: Our main finding was a significantly prolonged maximum P-wave duration (P = 0.018) and P-wave dispersion (P = 0.049) in the patients with CP compared to the control group. These parameters, however, did not have any correlation with the patients’ age and disease duration.Conclusions: Since AF is common in patients with CP of any etiology and may have a negative impact on their outcome, detection of individuals susceptible to development of AF could be of great clinical value. | en |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.17795/icrj-9(4)199 | en |
| URI | https://brieflands.com/journals/ircrj/articles/10872 | en |
| Keyword | Constrictive Pericarditis | en |
| Keyword | Maximum P-wave Duration | en |
| Keyword | Tuberculosis | en |
| Keyword | Atrial Fibrillation | en |
| Publisher | Brieflands | en |
| Title | P-Wave Dispersion in Patients with Constrictive Pericarditis of Non-Ischemic Etiology Including Tubercoulous and Non-Tuberculous Subjects: A Pilot Study | en |
| Type | Research Article | en |
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