ReviewIndian pacing and electrophysiology journal
P-wave dispersion: an update.
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59 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 110 citations in OpenAlex.
- Electrocardiographic Predictors of Atrial Fibrillation.Medical sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Pooled it
- Increased P-wave dispersion in patients with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome: a meta-analysis.Sleep & breathing = Schlaf & Atmung · 2023Pooled it
- Effects of Bariatric Surgery on Heart Rhythm Disorders: a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Obesity surgery · 2021Pooled it
- Prolonged P-wave duration in sinus rhythm pre-ablation is associated with atrial fibrillation recurrence after pulmonary vein isolation-A systematic review and meta-analysis.Annals of noninvasive electrocardiology : the official journal of the International Society for Holter and Noninvasive Electrocardiology, Inc · 2019Pooled it
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- Electrocardiographic Digital Biomarkers in Asymptomatic Schoolchildren with Rheumatic Heart Disease.Pediatric cardiology · 2026Article
- Association between plasma homocysteine levels and P-wave dispersion in pediatric patients with hyperhomocysteinemia.European journal of pediatrics · 2026Article
- Ferric Carboxymaltose Therapy Improves the Index of Cardiac Electrophysiological Balance in Iron-Deficient Heart Failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2026Article
- Late-Life Incident Stroke in the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study: Etiology and Prediction.Stroke · 2026Article
- Bayes Syndrome and Myocardial Fibrosis: Mechanistic Links and Clinical Implications.Reviews in cardiovascular medicine · 2026Review
- Noninvasive Detection of Acute Hyperglycemia Using Signal from Wearable ECG Sensors Considering Individual HRV Response Delays to Glucose.Biosensors · 2026Article
- Association Between Familial Mediterranean Fever and P-Wave Dispersion Under Colchicine Treatment.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Electrocardiographic dispersion parameters as markers of early cardiac involvement in children with β-thalassemia major.European journal of pediatrics · 2026Article
- Causal AI in Cardiac Arrhythmia: From Pattern Recognition to Mechanistic Insight.Clinical cardiology · 2026Review
- From Iron Deficiency to Overload: A Missing Link in the Mechanisms of Cardiac Autonomic Nervous System Dysfunction.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Review
- Mid-term Electrical Remodelling in Surface ECG Following Percutaneous Patent Foramen Ovale Closure.Interventional cardiology (London, England) · 2026Article
- Electrocardiographic markers of arrhythmogenic risk in patients with isolated coronary artery ectasia.International journal of cardiology. Cardiovascular risk and prevention · 2025Article
- Atrial fibrillation substrate mapping with emphasis on voltage-based guidance.World journal of cardiology · 2025Review
- Newly Diagnosed Atrial Fibrillation Indicators in Cryptogenic Stroke Survivors' P-Wave Indices: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Journal of arrhythmia · 2025Article
- Evaluation of Atrial Fibrillation Predictors in ECG After Mitral Valve Repair Surgery in Patients with Mitral Valve Prolapse.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2025Article
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Abstract
P-wave dispersion (PWD, Pd or Pdis) is a noninvasive electrocardiographic (ECG) marker for atrial remodeling and predictor for atrial fibrillation (AF). PWD is defined as the difference between the widest and the narrowest P-wave duration recorded from the 12 ECG leads. Increased P-wave duration and PWD reflect prolongation of intraatrial and interatrial conduction time with lack of a well-coordinated conduction system within the atrial muscles, with inhomogeneous, asynchronic, pro-inflammatory and anti-inflammatory effect mediated by interleukin-6 (IL-6) in patients with the CG + GG genotype IL-6 -634C/G polymorphism [1] and discontinuous propagation of sinus impulses mainly between the left and right atria, interstitial/extracellular fibroblast activation and collagen deposition with fibrosis (via TGF-β) in atrial tissue, insufficient blood supply, significant not isotropic myoelectric activity, and thin wall thickness and consequent expansion tendency all well-known electrophysiological characteristics in patients with atrial arrhythmias and especially paroxysmal atrial fibrillation (PAF) [2].
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