Patients with Achilles Tendon Rupture Are Prone to Develop Ventricular Arrhythmia

Area of Science:

• Cardiology
• Orthopedics
• Electrophysiology

Background:

• Acute spontaneous Achilles tendon ruptures (ATRs) can impact patient health.
• Ventricular repolarization (VR) disturbances are critical indicators of cardiac risk.

Purpose of the Study:

• To investigate potential VR disturbances in patients with acute spontaneous ATRs.
• To compare VR parameters between ATR patients and a healthy control group.

Main Methods:

• Retrospective analysis of 29 ATR patients and 52 healthy controls.
• Collected clinical and electrocardiogram (ECG) data, focusing on VR parameters.
• Compared ECG findings including Tp-e interval and Tp-e/QT ratio between groups.

Main Results:

• No significant differences in clinical data or most ECG parameters (heart rate, QRS width, QTc, cQTd) were observed.
• ATR patients exhibited a significantly longer mean Tp-e interval (p=0.01).
• The Tp-e/QT ratio was significantly higher in the ATR group (p=0.027).

Conclusions:

• Patients with ATR demonstrate altered ventricular repolarization.
• These findings suggest ATR patients may have an elevated risk of ventricular arrhythmia.
• Expert cardiological assessment for ventricular arrhythmia risk is recommended for ATR patients.