Effects of P-wave dispersion on atrial fibrillation in patients with acute anterior wall myocardial infarction

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Baykan M., Çelik Ş., Erdöl C., Durmuş İ., Orem M., Küçükosmanoğlu M., ...More

ANNALS OF NONINVASIVE ELECTROCARDIOLOGY, vol.8, no.2, pp.101-106, 2003 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 8 Issue: 2
  • Publication Date: 2003
  • Doi Number: 10.1046/j.1542-474x.2003.08202.x
  • Journal Name: ANNALS OF NONINVASIVE ELECTROCARDIOLOGY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.101-106
  • Keywords: P-wave dispersion, P-wave duration, acute anterior wall myocardial infarction, CORONARY-ARTERY DISEASE, ISCHEMIC-HEART-DISEASE, ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHIC DIAGNOSIS, RISK STRATIFICATION, TERMINAL FORCE, DURATION, FLUTTER, ENLARGEMENT, PREDICTION, EXERCISE
  • Akdeniz University Affiliated: No

Abstract

Backround: P-wave dispersion (P dispersion), defined as the difference between the maximum and the minimum P-wave duration (P minimum), and maximum P-wave duration (P maximum) have been used to evaluate the discontinuous propagation of sinus impulse and the prolongation of atrial conduction time respectively. The aim of this study was to investigate whether early assessment of P dispersion predicts paroxysmal atrial fibrillation (AF) in patients with acute anterior wall myocardial infarction (MI).