Fragmented QRS complexes are associated with left ventricular dysfunction in patients with type-2 diabetes mellitus: a two-dimensional speckle tracking echocardiography study
ACTA CARDIOLOGICA, vol.73, no.5, pp.449-456, 2018 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Publication Type: Article / Article
- Volume: 73 Issue: 5
- Publication Date: 2018
- Doi Number: 10.1080/00015385.2017.1410350
- Journal Name: ACTA CARDIOLOGICA
- Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
- Page Numbers: pp.449-456
- Keywords: Fragmented QRS, type-2 diabetes mellitus, left ventricular dysfunction, MYOCARDIAL FIBROSIS, DIASTOLIC FUNCTION, HEART-FAILURE, CARDIOMYOPATHY, STRAIN, IMPACT, ARRHYTHMIAS, WAVE
- Inonu University Affiliated: No
Abstract
Background: Heart failure may develop independently of coronary artery disease in diabetes mellitus (DM) patients. Fragmented QRS (fQRS) is a marker of myocardial fibrosis or scar tissue and is related to an increase in cardiovascular adverse events. In this study, we examined the utility of speckle tracking echocardiography (STE) in assessing LV function in DM patients with fQRS.