Increased Risk of Atrial and Ventricular Arrhythmia in Long-Lasting Psoriasis Patients
Joint Authors
Simsek, Hakki
Sahin, Musa
Akyol, Aytac
Ozkol, Hatice Uce
Gunes, Yilmaz
Akdag, Serkan
Gumrukcuoglu, Hasan Ali
Source
Issue
Vol. 2013, Issue 2013 (31 Dec. 2013), pp.1-5, 5 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2013-04-03
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
5
Main Subjects
Medicine
Information Technology and Computer Science
Abstract EN
Background.
Several reports have demonstrated an association between psoriasis and cardiovascular diseases.
P wave dispersion (PWD) is the most important electrocardiographic (ECG) markers used to evaluate the risk of atrial arrhythmias.
QT dispersion (QTD) can be used to assess homogeneity of cardiac repolarization and may be a risk for ventricular arrhythmias.
Aim.
To search PWD and QTD in patients with psoriasis.
Methods.
Ninety-four outpatient psoriasis patients and 51 healthy people were evaluated by physical examination, 12-lead ECG, and transthoracic echocardiography.
Severity of the psoriasis was evaluated by psoriasis area and severity index (PASI).
Results.
Mean disease duration was 129.4±83.9 (range, 3–360) months and PASI ranged from 0 to 34.0 (mean ± SD; 7.6±6.7).
Compared to control group, psoriatic patients had significantly shorter Pmax and Pmin durations, longer QTcmax, and greater PWD and QTcD.
Transmitral deceleration time (DT) and isovolumetric relaxation time (IVRT) were significantly longer among psoriasis patients.
QTcD and PWD were significantly correlated with disease duration (r=0.693, P<0.001, and r=0.368, P=0.003, resp.).
Conclusions.
In this study, we found that both PWD and QTcD are increased in psoriasis patients compared to healthy subjects.
In addition, they had longer DT and IVRT.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Simsek, Hakki& Sahin, Musa& Akyol, Aytac& Akdag, Serkan& Ozkol, Hatice Uce& Gumrukcuoglu, Hasan Ali…[et al.]. 2013. Increased Risk of Atrial and Ventricular Arrhythmia in Long-Lasting Psoriasis Patients. The Scientific World Journal،Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1033417
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Simsek, Hakki…[et al.]. Increased Risk of Atrial and Ventricular Arrhythmia in Long-Lasting Psoriasis Patients. The Scientific World Journal No. 2013 (2013), pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1033417
American Medical Association (AMA)
Simsek, Hakki& Sahin, Musa& Akyol, Aytac& Akdag, Serkan& Ozkol, Hatice Uce& Gumrukcuoglu, Hasan Ali…[et al.]. Increased Risk of Atrial and Ventricular Arrhythmia in Long-Lasting Psoriasis Patients. The Scientific World Journal. 2013. Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1033417
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1033417