Relationship between the elastic properties of aorta and QT dispersion in newly diagnosed arterial adult hypertensives

Guer M., Yilmaz R., Demirbag R., Yildiz A., Akyol S., Polat M., ...More

ANATOLIAN JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY, vol.7, no.3, pp.275-280, 2007 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • 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.