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Fragmented QRS for the prediction of sudden cardiac death: a meta-analysis
James A Rosengarten1, Paul A Scott2, John M Morgan3
1Royal Bournemouth and Christchurch Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Bournemouth BH77DW, UK Faculty of Medicine, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK james@rosengarten.co.uk.
Aims:
Risk stratification of sudden cardiac death (SCD) is challenging. Fragmented QRS (fQRS) is proposed as a non-invasive electrocardiogram marker associated with mortality and SCD. Results from individual studies including small numbers of patients are discrepant. We therefore performed a meta-analysis of studies evaluating fQRS as a risk stratification tool to predict all-cause mortality and SCD.
Methods And Results:
Electronic databases and bibliographies were systematically searched (1996-2014). Twelve studies (5009 patients) recruiting patients with coronary artery disease or non-ischaemic cardiomyopathy met our inclusion criteria. Fragmented QRS was associated with an all-cause mortality relative risk of 1.71 (CI 1.02-2.85) and a relative risk of SCD of 2.20 (CI 1.05-4.62). Subgroup analysis demonstrated greater mortality and SCD risk in those with left ventricular ejection fraction >35% and SCD risk in those with QRS duration <120 ms.
Conclusion:
Fragmented QRS is associated with all-cause mortality and the occurrence of SCD and may be suited as a marker of SCD risk. The incremental benefit of fQRS should be assessed in a randomized, prospective setting.
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