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Association of frequent premature ventricular complex >10% and stroke-like symptoms without a prior diagnosis of stroke or transient ischemic attack
- Source :
- International Journal of Cardiology. Heart & Vasculature, International Journal of Cardiology: Heart & Vasculature, Vol 19, Iss, Pp 58-62 (2018)
- Publication Year :
- 2018
- Publisher :
- Elsevier, 2018.
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Abstract
- Introduction: Premature ventricular complex (PVCs) detected from long-term ECG recordings have been associated with an increased risk of ischemic stroke. However, there was limited data about the association between high PVCs burdens (>10%) and stroke-like symptoms without a prior diagnosis of stroke or transient ischemic attack in the long-term follow up. Methods: The Kosin University 24-hours holter monitoring, echocardiography, electrocardiogram (ECG) database were reviewed from 2013 to 2015 to identify patients with frequent PVCs (>10%). We compared the long-term clinical outcomes between the patients with frequent PVCs (>10%) and control group without PVC. Results: Among 572 patients who underwent 24-hours holter monitoring, finally, 373 consecutive patients (mean age; 59.5 ± 15.8 years, 45.2% male) were enrolled. Among them, 203(54.4%) patients had high PVCs burdens (>10%). There was no difference of the baseline characteristics. In the long term follow-up, PVCs burden was not associated with PVCs -related symptoms (P = 0.210). In univariate analysis, female, non-sustained ventricular tachycardia (VT), sinus QRS duration, PVC coupling interval (CI), post- PVC CI, and late precordial R-wave transition of PVCs were associated with PVCs-related symptoms. In multivariate analysis, non-sustained VT (P = 0.022) and late precordial R-wave transition of PVCs (P = 0.044) were independent risk factors for PVCs-related stroke-like symptoms with frequent idiopathic PVCs > 10%. Conclusion: High PVCs burdens (>10%) were associated with and stroke-like symptoms without a prior diagnosis of stroke or transient ischemic attack in the long-term follow up, suggesting more intensive medical therapy with close clinical follow-up will be required. Keywords: Premature ventricular complex, Stroke-like symptoms, Transient ischemic attack, Clinical outcomes
- Subjects :
- medicine.medical_specialty
lcsh:Diseases of the circulatory (Cardiovascular) system
Prior diagnosis
030204 cardiovascular system & hematology
Ventricular tachycardia
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QRS complex
0302 clinical medicine
Internal medicine
Clinical outcomes
Medicine
cardiovascular diseases
Transient ischemic attack
Stroke
Premature ventricular complex
Premature ventricular complexes
Stroke-like symptoms
Univariate analysis
Original Paper
business.industry
medicine.disease
lcsh:RC666-701
Baseline characteristics
Cardiology
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
business
030217 neurology & neurosurgery
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 23529067
- Volume :
- 19
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- International Journal of Cardiology. Heart & Vasculature
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....ad371f3ccfdf8290c23557b52e2df756