1. Assessment of atrial electromechanical delay and P-wave dispersion in patients with psoriasis.
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Yildiz A, Ucmak D, Oylumlu M, Akkurt MZ, Yuksel M, Akil MA, Acet H, Polat N, Aydin M, and Bilik MZ
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- Adult, Female, Heart Atria diagnostic imaging, Heart Atria physiopathology, Heart Conduction System diagnostic imaging, Humans, Male, Echocardiography, Doppler methods, Electrocardiography methods, Heart Conduction System physiopathology, Psoriasis physiopathology
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Background: In this study, we sought to evaluate atrial electromechanical properties and conduction homogeneity by tissue Doppler imaging and electrocardiography in patients with psoriasis., Methods: Thirty-four patients with psoriasis and 30 age- and gender-matched healthy controls were included in the study. Atrial electromechanical coupling intervals were assessed by means of tissue Doppler echocardiography and P-wave dispersion (Pd) was calculated from electrocardiogram., Results: A total of 64 subjects (33 male) with a mean age of 36.8 ± 11.9 years were included in the study. Basal characteristics were similar between 2 groups. Intra-atrial (15 ± 7 ms vs. 12 ± 5 ms, P = 0.009) and inter-atrial (28 ± 7 ms vs. 23 ± 7 ms, P = 0.002) electromechanical delays were significantly higher in patients with psoriasis compared with control groups. P-maximum (112 ± 16 ms vs. 103 ± 8 ms, P = 0.006) and Pd (35 ± 9 ms vs. 20 ± 6 ms, P < 0.001) were also prolonged in patients with psoriasis., Conclusion: This study demonstrated that atrial electromechanical coupling intervals and P-wave dispersion were prolonged in patients with psoriasis, which may cause an increased risk of atrial fibrillation in this patient group., (© 2014, Wiley Periodicals, Inc.)
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- 2014
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