Publication:
Relation of the metabolic syndrome with proarrhythmogenic electrocardiographic parameters in patients without overt diabetes

No Thumbnail Available
Date
2012-04-01
Authors
Isik, Turgay
Tanboga, Ibrahim H.
Kurt, Mustafa
Kaya, Ahmet
Ekinci, Mehmet
Ayhan, Erkan
Uluganyan, MAHMUT
Ergelen, Mehmet
Guvenc, Tolga S.
Altay, Servet
Journal Title
Journal ISSN
Volume Title
Publisher
Research Projects
Organizational Units
Journal Issue

Metrics

Search on Google Scholar

Abstract
Objectives We aimed to observe the relationship of the metabolic syndrome and proarrythmogenic ECG parameters and to evaluate a possible correlation of these parameters to the metabolic syndrome score in patients without overt diabetes mellitus. Methods The study population consisted of 142 patients with the metabolic syndrome and 170 age- and gender-matched control subjects. In the ECG recordings, resting heart rate, QRS duration, corrected QT duration and corrected QT dispersion were measured. Patients were classifi ed into three groups based on number of fulfi lled metabolic syndrome criteria: group 1 (three metabolic syndrome criteria), group 2 (four metabolic syndrome criteria) and group 3 (fi ve metabolic syndrome criteria). Results Patients with the metabolic syndrome had a higher increased resting heart rate, QTcd, prolonged QRS and QTc duration. Resting heart rate increases signifi cantly parallel to the increase in the metabolic syndrome score across the groups, whilst QRS duration remained unchanged. QTc duration and QTc dispersion were signifi cantly higher in groups 2 and 3 when compared to group 1. However, no signifi cant diff erences were observed between groups 2 and 3. Conclusion We demonstrated that the metabolic syndrome and its score related with increased resting heart rate and prolonged repolarization durations in patiens without overt diabetes mellitus. These pro arrhythmogenic parameters could be used in the development of risk stratifi cation schemes for sudden cardiac death in patients with the metabolic syndrome.
Description
Keywords
Citation
Isik T., Tanboga I. H. , Kurt M., Kaya A., Ekinci M., Ayhan E., Uluganyan M., Ergelen M., Guvenc T. S. , Altay S., et al., -Relation of the metabolic syndrome with proarrhythmogenic electrocardiographic parameters in patients without overt diabetes-, ACTA CARDIOLOGICA, cilt.67, ss.195-201, 2012
Collections
Page Views

2

File Downloads

0

Sustainable Development Goals