Khalilian MR, Ziaratban M, Alizadeh P, Norouzi AR, Shirvani A. Comparison of QT dispersion before and after PDA device closure in pediatrics.
Ann Noninvasive Electrocardiol 2022;
27:e12945. [PMID:
35267238 PMCID:
PMC9107093 DOI:
10.1111/anec.12945]
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Abstract
Background
Numerous studies have shown that QT dispersion (QTd) can be a suitable criterion for risk assessment of arrhythmia in patients with congenital heart disease. Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) increases the risk of cardiac arrhythmia by changing ventricular repolarization homogeneity. In this study, we assessed QTd changes after PDA device closure and the effect of PAH on these changes.
Methods
Between October 2018 and March 2021, 97 patients (48 males; 49 females; mean age 31.36 ± 4.26 months; range 3 months to 14 years) who satisfied the primary inclusion criteria and did not meet the exclusion criteria and underwent PDA device closure intervention were included in the study. Echocardiography was performed before the procedure. QT corrected (QTc), and QTd and PR intervals were measured according to the patients’ standard 12‐lead ECGs in two periods, preoperative (1 day) and after (3 months).
Results
In the general group, QTc and QTd decreased significantly after PDA closure. Based on our classification of the patients in two groups of high PAP and normal PAP, the three parameters QTc, QTd, and PR interval were assessed separately in the two groups. All three parameters decreased significantly in the normal PAP and high PAP groups.
Conclusions
However, a left‐to‐right shunt through the patent ductus arteriosus can affect ventricular repolarization; this effect seems to be particularly more significant when there is pulmonary hypertension.
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