Reduction of QRS duration after pulmonary valve replacement in adult Fallot patients is related to reduction of right ventricular volume
Reduction of QRS duration after pulmonary valve replacement in adult Fallot patients is related to reduction of right ventricular volume
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DOI:
10.1093/eurheartj/ehi140
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发表时间:
2005-05-01
影响因子:
39.3
通讯作者:
Vliegen, HW
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作者:
van Huysduynen, BH;van Straten, A;Vliegen, HW
Aims Late after total correction, Fallot patients with a tong QRS duration are prone to serious arrhythmias and sudden cardiac death. Pulmonary regurgitation is a common cause of right ventricular (RV) failure and QRS lengthening. We studied the effects of pulmonary valve replacement (PVR) on QRS duration and RV volume.Methods and results Twenty-six consecutive Fallot patients were evaluated both pre-operativety and 6-12 months post-operatively by cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR). In this study, we present the computer-assisted analysis of the standard 12-lead electrocardiograms closest in time to the CMR studies. For the whole group, QRS duration shortened by 6 +/- 8 ms, from 151 +/- 30 to 144 +/- 29 ms (P = 0.002). QRS duration decreased in 18 of 26 patients by 10 +/- 6 ms, from 152 +/- 32 to 142 +/- 31 ms. QRS duration remained constant or increased slightly in eight of 26 patients by 3 +/- 3 ms, from 148 +/- 27 to 151 +/- 25 ms. CMR showed a decrease in RV end-diastolic volume from 305 +/- 87 to 210 +/- 62 mL (P = 0.000004). QRS duration changes correlated with RV end-diastolic volume changes (r = 0.54, P = 0.01).Conclusion Our study shows that PVR reduces QRS duration. The amount of QRS reduction is related to the success of the operation, as expressed by the reduction in RV end-diastolic volume.