Open AccessAtrial electromechanical delay is impaired in patients with primary hyperparathyroidism
Author(s) -
Şaban Keleşoğlu,
Yücel Yılmaz,
Ferhat Gökay,
Yasin Şimşek,
Bekir Çalapkorur,
Deniz Elçik
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
endokrynologia polska
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.413
H-Index - 27
eISSN - 2299-8306
pISSN - 0423-104X
DOI - 10.5603/ep.a2021.0044
Subject(s) - medicine , atrial fibrillation , primary hyperparathyroidism , cardiology , doppler imaging , p wave , diastole , blood pressure
Primary hyperparathyroidism (PHPT) is an endocrine disease that poses a risk for cardiac arrhythmias. Atrial electromechanical delay (EMD) has been known as an early marker of atrial fibrillation (AF). This study aimed to evaluate the atrial EMD in PHPT.