Open AccessTp-e interval and Tp-e/QTc ratio as novel surrogate markers for prediction of ventricular arrhythmic events in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
Author(s) -
Mehmet Kadri Akboğa,
Kevser Gülcihan Balcı,
Samet Yılmaz,
Selahattin Aydın,
Çağrı Yayla,
Ahmet Göktuğ Ertem,
Sefa Ünal,
Mustafa Balcı,
Yücel Balbay,
Dursun Aras,
Serkan Topaloğlu
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
the anatolian journal of cardiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.364
H-Index - 28
eISSN - 2149-2271
pISSN - 2149-2263
DOI - 10.14744/anatoljcardiol.2017.7581
Subject(s) - medicine , hypertrophic cardiomyopathy , cardiology , qt interval , odds ratio , left ventricular hypertrophy , confidence interval , electrocardiography , blood pressure
Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) as a common genetic heart disease characterized by ventricular hypertrophy and myocardial fibrosis is significantly associated with a higher risk of fatal ventricular arrhythmic events (VAEs). We aimed to assess the interval between the peak and the end of the electrocardiographic T wave (Tp-e) and Tp-e/corrected QT (QTc) ratio as candidate markers of ventricular arrhythmias in patients with HCM.