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International Cardiovascular Research Journal
The Official Annually Journal of Cardiovascular Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences
e-ISSN 2251-9149
p-ISSN 2251-9130
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P-Wave Dispersion in Patients with Constrictive Pericarditis of Non-Ischemic Etiology Including Tubercoulous and Non-Tuberculous Subjects: A Pilot Study
Authors
1Department of Cardiology, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
2Department of Cardiology, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
3Department of Radiology, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
4Department of Internal Medicine, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
5Department of Biostatistics, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
*Corresponding Author: Corresponding author: Gholam Reza Rezaian, Department of Cardiology, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran Email: [email protected]
Published online:Dec 31, 2015
Article type:Research Article
Received:Oct 08, 2014
Accepted:May 12, 2015
How to Cite:Rezaian GR, Pour Moghaddas M, Rezaian S, Liaghat L, Zare N. P-Wave Dispersion in Patients with Constrictive Pericarditis of Non-Ischemic Etiology Including Tubercoulous and Non-Tuberculous Subjects: A Pilot Study. Int Cardiovasc Res J. 2017;9(4):e10872. doi: https://doi.org/10.17795/icrj-9(4)199
Abstract
Background: Although P-wave dispersion has proven to be a reliable electrocardiographic predictor of Atrial Fibrillation (AF) in many clinical settings, its significance in patients with Constrictive Pericarditis (CP) of non-ischemic origin is to be reported.
Objectives: This study aimed to find out whether p-wave dispersion is prolonged in patients with documented CP of non-ischemic origin.
Patients and Methods: This study was conducted on twenty patients with CP, 16 males and 4 females, with the mean age of 39.0 ± 20.5 years and 20 age- and sex-matched healthy subjects. All the Electrocardiograms (ECGs) were scanned and the P-wave parameters were measured electronically after × 400% magnification.
Results: Our main finding was a significantly prolonged maximum P-wave duration (P = 0.018) and P-wave dispersion (P = 0.049) in the patients with CP compared to the control group. These parameters, however, did not have any correlation with the patients’ age and disease duration.
Conclusions: Since AF is common in patients with CP of any etiology and may have a negative impact on their outcome, detection of individuals susceptible to development of AF could be of great clinical value.
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