ArticleJournal of clinical hypertension (Greenwich, Conn.)2017
Usefulness of fragmented QRS in hypertensive patients in the absence of left ventricular hypertrophy.
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- Fragmented QRS as a Marker of Myocardial Fibrosis in Hypertension: a Systematic Review.Current hypertension reports · 2019Pooled it
- Relationship Between Fragmented QRS Complex and Long-Term Cardiovascular Outcome in Patients with Essential Hypertension.Anatolian journal of cardiology · 2022Article
- Does coexistence of fragmented QRS and cardiovascular disease have the ability to predict the mortality in hospitalized, critically ill patients with COVID-19?Anatolian journal of cardiology · 2021Article
- Characteristics of Circadian Blood Pressure Pattern of Hypertensive Patients According to Localization of Fragmented QRS on Electrocardiography.High blood pressure & cardiovascular prevention : the official journal of the Italian Society of Hypertension · 2021Article
- Patients with Dipper and Nondipper High-Normal Blood Pressure Were Associated with Left Ventricular Mass.International journal of hypertension · 2021Article
- A high-performance 8 nV/√Hz 8-channel wearable and wireless system for real-time monitoring of bioelectrical signals.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation · 2019Article
- Bundle Branch Blocks and Fragmented QRS Complex in Iranian Patients with Systemic Sclerosis.The journal of Tehran Heart Center · 2019Article
- Association Between Non-Dipping and Fragmented QRS Complexes in Prehypertensive Patients.Arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia · 2019Article
- Usefulness of fragmented QRS in hypertensive patients in the absence of left ventricular hypertrophy.Journal of clinical hypertension (Greenwich, Conn.) · 2017Article
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Abstract
In the absence of left ventricular hypertrophy, importance of fragmented QRS complex (fQRS) in individuals with hypertension is unknown. The authors aimed to evaluate the relationship between blood pressure levels and fQRS in the absence of left ventricular hypertrophy. A total of 548 never-treated patients who underwent 24-hour ambulatory blood pressure monitoring were enrolled. The frequency of fQRS was significantly higher in patients with hypertension than normotension (36.4% vs 17.6%, P<.05). Multivariate logistic regression analysis revealed that systolic blood pressure is significantly associated with presence of fQRS on electrocardiography (odds ratio, 0.931; 95% CI, 0.910-0.9521 [P<.001]) even after adjusting for other confounding factors. Receiver operating characteristic analysis revealed a cutoff value of 147.65 mm Hg for systolic blood pressure to predict presence of fQRS (sensitivity: 51%, specificity: 99%, area under the curve=0.764; 95% CI, 0.717-0.811 [P<.001]). fQRS may be a sign of increased blood pressure and may predict higher fibrotic burden in patients with hypertension.
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