Assessment of electrocardiographic parameters in patients with electrocution injury.
J Electrocardiol
; 48(5): 809-14, 2015.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Electrocution injury (EI) is a major problem in developing countries. The aim of this study is to investigate the effect of EI on electrocardiographic (ECG) parameters.METHODS:
A total of 43 patients hospitalized with diagnosis of EI were prospectively enrolled. Admission ECGs were compared with follow-up ECGs obtained one month after the event.RESULTS:
Maximum P wave duration (Pmax), minimum P wave duration (Pmin), P wave dispersion (PWD), PR interval, QRS complex duration, corrected QT duration (QTc), QT dispersion (QTD), T peak to T end (Tp-e) interval were longer and Tp-e interval/QT and Tp-e interval/QTc ratios were higher on admission ECGs compared to follow-up ECGs. Frontal QRS-T angle and frequency of patients with fragmented QRS were also higher on admission ECGs.CONCLUSION:
Our study revealed that EI causes significant deterioration of admission ECG parameters. The clinical use of these parameters in prediction of arrhythmias after EI warrants further studies.Palabras clave
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Asunto principal:
Arritmias Cardíacas
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Diagnóstico por Computador
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Traumatismos por Electricidad
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Electrocardiografía
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Lesiones Cardíacas
Tipo de estudio:
Diagnostic_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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En
Revista:
J Electrocardiol
Año:
2015
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Turquía