Relationship between the elastic properties of aorta and QT dispersion in newly diagnosed arterial adult hypertensives
ANATOLIAN JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY, vol.7, no.3, pp.275-280, 2007 (SCI-Expanded)
- Publication Type: Article / Article
- Volume: 7 Issue: 3
- Publication Date: 2007
- Journal Name: ANATOLIAN JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY
- Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, CINAHL, EMBASE, MEDLINE, Directory of Open Access Journals, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
- Page Numbers: pp.275-280
- Keywords: hypertension, QT interval, QT dispersion, aortic stiffness, aortic strain, aortic distensibility, CARDIOVASCULAR MORTALITY, INDEPENDENT PREDICTOR, CORONARY EVENTS, STIFFNESS, DISTENSIBILITY, PRESSURE, RISK
- Akdeniz University Affiliated: No
Abstract
Objective: Afterload is increased in hypertensive patients and increased afterload associated with both ventricular repolarization inhomogeneity and impaired elastic properties of aorta. Thus, we investigated whether QT dispersion (QTd), which is a reflection of ventricular repolarization inhomogeneity, is related to aortic elastic properties in patients with hypertension.