PP-102 The Effect of Pregnancy on QT Dispersion




QT dispersion is the difference between longest and shortest QT duration which shows the myocardial repolarisation’s regional heterogeneity. The regional conduction delay or changes in conduction way cause action potential delay results in regional heterogeneity of repolarisation. Ventricular repolarisation homogeneity is inversely related with QT dispersion so longer the QT dispersion is resulted in greater ventricular instability. Heterogeneity ventricular repolarisation may cause serious ventricular arrhythmia and sudden death by re-entry mechanism. Although pregnancy is a physiologic event, the effect of cardiovascular load during pregnancy on myocardial repolarization is unknown. We aimed to investigate QT dispersion of 3rd trimester of un-complicated pregnant woman’s. Seventy pregnant (mean age 27 ±3,5 year) and 70 un-pregnant (mean age 30 ± 2,3 year ) were included to study. ECG was obtained from all cases. Corrected QT (QTc) was calculated by using bazzet formula (QT/√R-R). QTc dispersion was obtained by the the difference between longest and shortest QTc. Maximum QTc 435,20 ± 44,82 msn, Minimum QTc 375,85 ± 36,49 msn and QTcD 57,85 ± 22,61 msn. Maximum QTc 423,24± 34,82 msn, minimum QTc 365,85 ± 33,89 msn and QTcD 63,85 ± 22,61 msn, in control group. There was no significant difference between groups. In conclusion the pregnancy is not significant effect on QTc dispersion.

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Nov 30, 2016 | Posted by in CARDIOLOGY | Comments Off on PP-102 The Effect of Pregnancy on QT Dispersion

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