Cardio-ankle brachial index is associated with prolonged Tp-e interval in patients with arterial hypertension

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AIM: The cardio-ankle vascular index (CAVI) is a marker of arterial stiffness, and elevated CAVI values have been reported to be associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular mortality and cardiac arrhythmia. This study aimed to evaluate the relationship between Tp-e interval and CAVI, which is associated with cardiac arrhythmia on electrocardiography (ECG).

METHOD: The study included patients with hypertension whose blood pressure values were taken under control with optimal medical treatment. Arterial stiffness and CAVI were measured using the vascular scanning system VaSera VS-1000. The patients were divided into two groups as CAVI<9 and CAVI≥9. Ventricular repolarization markers QT and QTc intervals, Tp-e interval, and Tp-e/QT and Tp-e/QTc ratios were measured using 12‑lead ECG.

RESULTS: Tp-e interval (78.7 ± 10.3 vs. 63.6 ± 9.1, p < 0.001), Tp-e/QT ratio (0.018 ± 0.02 vs. 0.015 ± 0.02, p < 0.001), and Tp-e/QTc ratio (0.17 ± 0.02 vs. 0.14 ± 0.04, p = 0.025) were statistically significantly higher in the CAVI≥9 group compared to the CAVI<9 group. In the prediction of patients in the CAVI≥9 group, Tp-e interval had an area under the curve value of 0.862 (0.784-0.940, p < 0.001) at the cut-off point of >72.5 msec, indicating a statistically significant result. Left CAVI and right CAVI were found to be significantly correlated with Tp-e interval (r = -0.650, p < 0.001 and r = -0.663, p < 0.001, respectively).

CONCLUSION: We found that elevated CAVI values were associated and positively correlated with prolonged Tp-e interval values in patients with hypertension. Patients with elevated CAVI values should be followed up closely to prevent cardiac arrhythmic events.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:79

Enthalten in:

Journal of electrocardiology - 79(2023) vom: 01. Juli, Seite 53-57

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Özer, Savaş [VerfasserIn]
Şentürk, Nurcemal [VerfasserIn]
Aydın, Ercan [VerfasserIn]
Sayın, Muhammet Raşit [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Cardio-ankle vascular index
Hypertension
Journal Article
Tp-e/QTc ratio
Tp-e interval

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Date Completed 13.06.2023

Date Revised 14.06.2023

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.jelectrocard.2023.03.007

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM354398911