QRS Fragmentation and Sudden Cardiac Death in the Obese and Overweight
QRS Fragmentation and Sudden Cardiac Death in the Obese and Overweight
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DOI:
10.1161/jaha.114.001654
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发表时间:
2015-03-01
影响因子:
5.4
通讯作者:
Chugh, Sumeet S.
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作者:
Narayanan, Kumar;Zhang, Lin;Chugh, Sumeet S.
Background-Obesity has been associated with significantly greater risk of sudden cardiac death (SCD); however, identifying the obese patient at highest risk remains a challenge. We evaluated the association between QRS fragmentation on the 12-lead electrocardiogram and SCD, in obese/overweight subjects.Methods and Results-In the ongoing prospective, community-based Oregon Sudden Unexpected Death Study (population approximately 1 million), we performed a case-control analysis, comparing obese/overweight SCD victims with obese/overweight controls from the same geographic region. Archived ECGs prior and unrelated to the SCD event were used for cases and all ECG measurements were assessed in blinded fashion. Fragmentation was defined as the presence of RSR' patterns and/or notching of the R/S wave in at least 2 contiguous leads. Analysis was limited to ECGs with QRS duration