Assessment of myocardial repolarisation parameters in patients with familial Mediterranean fever
CARDIOVASCULAR JOURNAL OF AFRICA, cilt.28, sa.3, ss.154-158, 2017 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 28 Sayı: 3
- Basım Tarihi: 2017
- Doi Numarası: 10.5830/cvja-2016-074
- Dergi Adı: CARDIOVASCULAR JOURNAL OF AFRICA
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.154-158
- Anahtar Kelimeler: familial Mediterranean fever, myocardial repolarisation, cTp-Te interval, cTp-Te/QT ratio
- Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır
Özet
Background: Familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) is a chronic, recurrent auto-inflammatory disease characterised by self-terminating attacks of fever and sterile polyserositis. The main cause of death in auto-inflammatory diseases is cardiovascular events. Additionally, auto-inflammatory diseases have potential effects on the myocardial repolarisation parameters, including the T-wave peak-to-end (Tp-Te) interval, cTp-Te interval (corrected Tp-Te) and the cTp-Te/QT ratio. The aim of this study was to analyse the efficacy of myocardial repolarisation alterations in anticipation of cardiovascular risks in patients with FMF.