Non-invasive electrocardiographic predictors of atrial arrhythmias in patients with the Fontan palliation
(2017) In Journal of Electrocardiology 50(5). p.576-583- Abstract
Background: Fontan palliation patients are at risk for atrial arrhythmias post-operatively. This study aimed to evaluate whether differences in depolarization vector magnitude or spatial P-R angle can reliably predict atrial arrhythmias in patients who had undergone Fontan palliation. Methods: A total of 115 patients who had Fontan palliation and post-Fontan catheterization were included. Atrial arrhythmias were identified in 14 patients. Measurements of ECG parameters including QRS vector magnitude, P-R duration, spatial QRS-T angle and spatial P-R angle were performed, and compared between those with and without atrial arrhythmias. Results: Only the QRSvm independently differentiated those with and without atrial arrhythmias with... (More)
Background: Fontan palliation patients are at risk for atrial arrhythmias post-operatively. This study aimed to evaluate whether differences in depolarization vector magnitude or spatial P-R angle can reliably predict atrial arrhythmias in patients who had undergone Fontan palliation. Methods: A total of 115 patients who had Fontan palliation and post-Fontan catheterization were included. Atrial arrhythmias were identified in 14 patients. Measurements of ECG parameters including QRS vector magnitude, P-R duration, spatial QRS-T angle and spatial P-R angle were performed, and compared between those with and without atrial arrhythmias. Results: Only the QRSvm independently differentiated those with and without atrial arrhythmias with multivariate HR of 0.743 (95% CI 0.581 to 0.951). Conclusion: In Fontan patients, the QRSvm was the only significant independent predictor of atrial arrhythmias.
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- Cortez, Daniel LU ; Sharma, Nandita ; Imundo, Jason R. and Cohen, Mark
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- publishing date
- 2017-03-14
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- Contribution to journal
- publication status
- published
- subject
- keywords
- Atrial arrhythmias, Fontan, Vectorcardiography
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- Journal of Electrocardiology
- volume
- 50
- issue
- 5
- pages
- 576 - 583
- publisher
- Elsevier
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- scopus:85016439539
- pmid:28372802
- wos:000411297600009
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- 0022-0736
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.jelectrocard.2017.03.015
- language
- English
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- yes
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- af6c2e30-6bfa-41a1-8a3c-417693855a68
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abstract = {{<p>Background: Fontan palliation patients are at risk for atrial arrhythmias post-operatively. This study aimed to evaluate whether differences in depolarization vector magnitude or spatial P-R angle can reliably predict atrial arrhythmias in patients who had undergone Fontan palliation. Methods: A total of 115 patients who had Fontan palliation and post-Fontan catheterization were included. Atrial arrhythmias were identified in 14 patients. Measurements of ECG parameters including QRS vector magnitude, P-R duration, spatial QRS-T angle and spatial P-R angle were performed, and compared between those with and without atrial arrhythmias. Results: Only the QRSvm independently differentiated those with and without atrial arrhythmias with multivariate HR of 0.743 (95% CI 0.581 to 0.951). Conclusion: In Fontan patients, the QRSvm was the only significant independent predictor of atrial arrhythmias.</p>}},
author = {{Cortez, Daniel and Sharma, Nandita and Imundo, Jason R. and Cohen, Mark}},
issn = {{0022-0736}},
keywords = {{Atrial arrhythmias; Fontan; Vectorcardiography}},
language = {{eng}},
month = {{03}},
number = {{5}},
pages = {{576--583}},
publisher = {{Elsevier}},
series = {{Journal of Electrocardiology}},
title = {{Non-invasive electrocardiographic predictors of atrial arrhythmias in patients with the Fontan palliation}},
url = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jelectrocard.2017.03.015}},
doi = {{10.1016/j.jelectrocard.2017.03.015}},
volume = {{50}},
year = {{2017}},
}