Prolonged electrical systole and QT greater than QS2 secondary to coronary artery disease.
Am J Cardiol
; 55(8): 915-9, 1985 Apr 01.
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ABSTRACT
Dyssynchronous depolarization-repolarization in the left ventricular (LV) myocardium may produce QT greater than QS2 or long QT. In 41 patients with coronary artery disease (CAD) and LV aneurysm, 46 patients with CAD and a history of acute myocardial infarction (AMI) but no LV aneurysm, and 52 patients with CAD without previous AMI, QT and QS2 were measured simultaneously at a speed of 100 mm/s within 48 hours of cardiac catheterization. Patients receiving class I antiarrhythmic drugs were excluded. The incidence of QT greater than QS2 was significantly greater in patients with LV aneurysm (71%) than in those with previous AMI (22%) and those with CAD but no previous AMI (20%) (p less than 0.001). Likewise, the incidence of long QT corrected for heart rate was significantly greater in patients with LV aneurysm (54%) than in those with previous AMI (7%) and those with CAD and no previous AMI (6%) (p less than 0.0001). The incidence of QT greater than QS2 in another 19 patients with previous AMI who were receiving digitalis therapy was significantly greater (65%) than in those with previous AMI but not receiving digitalis therapy (22%) (p less than 0.001). The incidence of long QT corrected for heart rate and QT greater than QS2 was not statistically different between patients with previous AMI and those with CAD but no previous AMI. The QT greater than QS2 or long QT in patients with aneurysm is probably a result of dyssynchronous depolarization or repolarization within or in the border zone of the LV aneurysm.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
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Assunto principal:
Arritmias Cardíacas
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Doença das Coronárias
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Eletrocardiografia
Limite:
Adult
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Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
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En
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Am J Cardiol
Ano de publicação:
1985
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Article