Fragmented QRS as a candidate marker for left ventricular nonrecovery in patients with peripartum cardiomyopathy

Background Fragmented QRS (fQRS) complex, with various morphology, has been recently described as a diagnostic criterion of several cardiac diseases. However, there are little data regarding the prognostic role of fQRS in peripartum cardiomyopathy (PPCM) patients. We aimed to investigate the effect...

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Veröffentlicht in:Annals of noninvasive electrocardiology 2020-05, Vol.25 (3), p.e12708-n/a
Hauptverfasser: Tekin Tak, Bahar, Cay, Serkan, Ekizler, Firdevs Aysenur, Ozcan Cetin, Elif Hande, Pamukcu, Hilal Erken, Kafes, Habibe, Ulvan, Nedret, Ozeke, Ozcan, Ozcan, Firat, Topaloglu, Serkan, Aras, Dursun
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Zusammenfassung:Background Fragmented QRS (fQRS) complex, with various morphology, has been recently described as a diagnostic criterion of several cardiac diseases. However, there are little data regarding the prognostic role of fQRS in peripartum cardiomyopathy (PPCM) patients. We aimed to investigate the effect of fQRS on predicting left ventricular (LV) nonrecovery in patients with peripartum cardiomyopathy (PPCM). Methods Ninety patients (mean age: 34.7 ± 6.5 years) with the diagnosis of PPCM were analyzed retrospectively. The median follow‐up period of was 67.0 (12.0–192.0) months. Fragmented QRS was defined as the presence of various RSR’ patterns (QRS duration 
ISSN:1082-720X
1542-474X
DOI:10.1111/anec.12708