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- Title
Assessment of Atrial Electromechanical Delay and P-Wave Dispersion in Patients with Psoriasis.
- Authors
Yildiz, Abdulkadir; Ucmak, Derya; Oylumlu, Mustafa; Akkurt, Meltem Z.; Yuksel, Murat; Akil, Mehmet Ata; Acet, Halit; Polat, Nihat; Aydin, Mesut; Bilik, M. Zihni
- Abstract
Background In this study, we sought to evaluate atrial electromechanical properties and conduction homogeneity by tissue Doppler imaging and electrocardiography in patients with psoriasis . Methods Thirty-four patients with psoriasis and 30 age- and gender-matched healthy controls were included in the study. Atrial electromechanical coupling intervals were assessed by means of tissue Doppler echocardiography and P-wave dispersion (Pd) was calculated from electrocardiogram. Results A total of 64 subjects (33 male) with a mean age of 36.8 ± 11.9 years were included in the study. Basal characteristics were similar between 2 groups. Intra-atrial (15 ± 7 ms vs. 12 ± 5 ms, P = 0.009) and inter-atrial (28 ± 7 ms vs. 23 ± 7 ms, P = 0.002) electromechanical delays were significantly higher in patients with psoriasis compared with control groups. P-maximum (112 ± 16 ms vs. 103 ± 8 ms, P = 0.006) and Pd (35 ± 9 ms vs. 20 ± 6 ms, P < 0.001) were also prolonged in patients with psoriasis. Conclusion This study demonstrated that atrial electromechanical coupling intervals and P-wave dispersion were prolonged in patients with psoriasis, which may cause an increased risk of atrial fibrillation in this patient group.
- Subjects
TURKEY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ACADEMIC medical centers; CHI-squared test; STATISTICAL correlation; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART conduction system; PSORIASIS; T-test (Statistics); DATA analysis software; DESCRIPTIVE statistics; MANN Whitney U Test
- Publication
Echocardiography, 2014, Vol 31, Issue 9, p1071
- ISSN
0742-2822
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/echo.12530