FRAGMENTED QRS: A PREDICTOR OF MYOCARDIAL FIBROSIS IN HYPERTROPHIC CARDIOMYOPATHY

Authors :: Rachel Bastiaenen
Elijah R. Behr
Sabiha Gati
Lynne Millar
Navin Chandra
Nabeel Sheikh
Michael Papadakis
Saqib Ghani
Abbas Zaidi
Sanjay Sharma
Noel Emmanuel
Source :: Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 59:E1584
Publication Year :: 2012
Publisher :: Elsevier BV, 2012.
Abstract: It is well-established that fragmented QRS complexes (fQRS) on the 12-lead electrocardiogram (ECG) are a predictor of delayed gadolinium enhancement (DGE) on Cardiac MRI (CMR) and indicate myocardial scarring in patients with coronary artery disease and dilated cardiomyopathy. Moreover, fQRS appear

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