Fragmented QRS and prediction of paroxysmal atrial fibrillation episodes

Authors

  • Ahmet Temiz
  • Ali Ümit Yener
  • Sedat Özcan
  • Yusuf Ziya Tan
  • Adem Bekler
  • Ahmet Barutçu
  • Burak Altun
  • Ömer Güngör
  • Emine Gazi
  • Tolga Kurt

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.304.5064

Keywords:

Fragmented QRS, Paroxysmal atrial fibrillation, Holter monitoring.

Abstract

Objective: Prior studies have demonstrated the relationship between cardiovascular diseases and fragmented QRS (fQRS). fQRS was also associated with ventricular arrhythmias. Our objective was to find out the relationship between fQRS and paroxysmal atrial fibrillation (PAF).

Method: A total of 301 patients without overt structural heart disease were prospectively included in the study. Patients were divided in to 2 groups according to presence of fQRS. Multivariate logistic regression analysis was used to assess the predictive value of fQRS for predicting PAF.

Results: One hundred and three patients had fQRS. Patients with fQRS were older (53

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Published

2014-06-07

How to Cite

Temiz, A., Yener, A. Ümit, Özcan, S., Tan, Y. Z., Bekler, A., Barutçu, A., … Kurt, T. (2014). Fragmented QRS and prediction of paroxysmal atrial fibrillation episodes. Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences, 30(4). https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.304.5064

Issue

Vol. 30 No. 4 (2014): July - August 2014 Pak J Med Sci

Section

Original Articles