QT dispersion significantly increases after implantable cardioverter-defibrillator shocks

Topaloglu S., Aras D., Sahin O., Ergun K., Deveci B., Ozdemir O., ...More

ANNALS OF NONINVASIVE ELECTROCARDIOLOGY, vol.12, no.1, pp.44-49, 2007 (Peer-Reviewed Journal) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 12 Issue: 1
  • Publication Date: 2007
  • Doi Number: 10.1111/j.1542-474x.2007.00137.x
  • Journal Name: ANNALS OF NONINVASIVE ELECTROCARDIOLOGY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded, Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.44-49

Abstract

Objective: To determine whether QT dispersion (QTd), a noninvasive electrocardiographic parameter of ventricular tachyarrhythmia risk assessment, is changed by implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) shocks delivered during implantation process, to analyze the duration of these changes, and to further evaluate the effect of amiodarone on these parameters.