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Published on: April 27, 2019
Tp-e interval and Tp-e/QT ratio in clinically stable pediatric heart transplant recipients
Serhat Koca1, Feyza Ayşenur Paç1, Sabit Kocabeyoğlu2
1Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Türkiye Yüksek İhtisas Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey.
Objective:
A study of the T wave peak-to-end (Tp-e) interval, the Tp-e/QT ratio, and the Tp-e/QTc ratio in pediatric heart transplant recipients (HTRs), a group which has a higher risk of sudden cardiac death than the normal population, has not previously been reported. The aim of this study was to assess alterations in ventricular repolarization using the Tp-e interval, Tp-e/ QT ratio, and Tp-e/QTc ratio in clinically stable pediatric HTRs.
Methods:
A total of 13 clinically stable HTRs, 13 patients who had undergone cardiac surgery (CS) under cardiopulmonary bypass, and 16 healthy controls under 18 years of age were retrospectively evaluated.
Results:
No significant differences were observed between the HTR, CS, and control groups in terms of QTc, JTc interval, and T wave amplitude (p>0.05). The Tp-e interval (p=0.001), Tp-e/QT ratio (p<0.001), and Tp-e/QTc ratio (p=0.001) were significantly higher in the HTR group compared with the CS and normal control participants.
Conclusion:
The Tp-e interval, Tp-e/QT ratio, and Tp-e/QTc ratio were elevated in stable HTRs compared with the normal and CS groups.
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