P wave dispersion in hypertensive urgency

Tuncer M., Fettser ., Güneş Y., Batyraliev T., GÜNTEKİN Ü., Gumrukcuoglu H. A., ...More

KARDIOLOGIYA, vol.48, no.5, pp.27-29, 2008 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 48 Issue: 5
  • Publication Date: 2008
  • Journal Name: KARDIOLOGIYA
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.27-29
  • Keywords: P wave dispersion, hypertension, hypertensive stress, PAROXYSMAL ATRIAL-FIBRILLATION, PREVALENCE, DURATION, PRESSURE
  • Akdeniz University Affiliated: No

Abstract

Background and purpose: P wave dispersion (PWD) has been accepted as a predictor for atrial fibrillation (AF) in hypertension and some other cardiac diseases. The aim of this study was to compare the P wave parameters between patients with mild-moderate hypertension and those with hypertensive crises. Methods: A total of 48 patients, 24 of who presented to the emergency department with hypertensive urgency and 24 patients who were followed in the cardiology clinic with mild-moderate essential hypertension were included in this study. P wave durations were measured manually by two investigators blinded to data of patients. Results: The maximal duration of P wave (P-max) and the PWD were found to be significantly different between groups, being longer in patients with hypertensive urgency (p=0,05 and 0,02; respectively). Conclusions: PWD increases in hypertensive urgency states. Clinical implication of this finding should be addressed with further, prospective studies conducted on larger samples.

Background and purpose: P wave dispersion (PWD) has been accepted as a predictor for atrial fibrillation (AF) in hypertension and some other cardiac diseases. The aim of this study was to compare the P wave parameters between patients with mild-moderate hypertension and those with hypertensive crises. Methods: A total of 48 patients, 24 of who presented to the emergency department with hypertensive urgency and 24 patients who were followed in the cardiology clinic with mild-moderate essential hypertension were included in this study. P wave durations were measured manually by two investigators blinded to data of patients. Results: The maximal duration of P wave (P-max) and the PWD were found to be significantly different between groups, being longer in patients with hypertensive urgency (p=0,05 and 0,02; respectively). Conclusions: PWD increases in hypertensive urgency states. Clinical implication of this finding should be addressed with further, prospective studies conducted on larger samples.