SynthesisAnnals of noninvasive electrocardiology : the official journal of the International Society for Holter and Noninvasive Electrocardiology, Inc2012
Meta-analysis of p-wave dispersion values in healthy individuals: the influence of clinical characteristics.
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- Clinical Importance of P Wave Dispersion in Mitral Valve Prolapse.Journal of clinical practice and research · 2024Article
- The Effect of Glycemic Status on P Wave Dispersion.Cureus · 2024Article
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- Novel electrocardiographic indices of arrhythmogenesis and blood lead level.Annals of noninvasive electrocardiology : the official journal of the International Society for Holter and Noninvasive Electrocardiology, Inc · 2017Article
- Longitudinal evaluation of P-wave dispersion and P-wave maximum in children after transcatheter device closure of secundum atrial septal defect.Pediatric cardiology · 2015Article
- P-wave dispersion: an indicator of cardiac autonomic dysfunction in children with neurocardiogenic syncope.Pediatric cardiology · 2014Article
- Electrocardiographic P wave changes after thoracoscopic pulmonary vein isolation for atrial fibrillation.Journal of interventional cardiac electrophysiology : an international journal of arrhythmias and pacing · 2013Article
- The effects of wenxin keli on p-wave dispersion and maintenance of sinus rhythm in patients with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM · 2013Review
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- Utility of P-Wave Dispersion in the Prediction of Atrial Fibrillation.Current health sciences journalArticle
- The Effect of Synthetic Cannabinoids on P-Wave Dispersion: An Observational Study.Medical principles and practice : international journal of the Kuwait University, Health Science CentreObservational
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Abstract
backgroundP-wave dispersion (Pd) is an appealing marker for predicting the risk of developing atrial fibrillation. At present, no definitive cutoff value has been determined as to the diagnosis of high-risk patients. Our aims were to evaluate P-wave parameters of healthy subjects published in the literature, determine normal range and weighted means of Pd and P-wave parameters, and investigate the influences of gender, age, and BMI on the weighted results.
methodsA systematic search of studies published in PubMed was conducted. Only studies which included control groups of healthy individuals were included.
resultsOf the 657 studies initially identified, 80 were eligible for inclusion. The total number of participants was 6,827. The highest reported Pd values were 58.56 ± 16.24 ms; the lowest were 7 ± 2.7 ms. The weighted mean was 33.46 ± 9.65 ms; weighted median was 32.2 ms. Gender and age were not found to be associated with significant influences on P-wave parameter values. High-normal BMI was not found to be associated with increased P-wave parameter values.
conclusionsPd, Pmax, and Pmin span a wide range of values in healthy individuals. Seemingly, abnormal values were often reported in healthy adults. The high variability of P-wave parameters in healthy individuals, and overlapping of the results with those reported for patients with increased risk for atrial fibrillation, might suggest that this technique has limited sensitivity and specificity. The variability between studies may stem from methodological issues and, therefore, there is a definite need for methodological standardization of Pd measurements.
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