COVID-19 survivors may exhibit deterioration in frontal plane QRS -T angle and other electrocardiogram parameters
EUROPEAN REVIEW FOR MEDICAL AND PHARMACOLOGICAL SCIENCES, cilt.26, sa.18, ss.6879-6884, 2022 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 26 Sayı: 18
- Basım Tarihi: 2022
- Doi Numarası: 10.26355/eurrev_202209_29791
- Dergi Adı: EUROPEAN REVIEW FOR MEDICAL AND PHARMACOLOGICAL SCIENCES
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, EMBASE, MEDLINE, Directory of Open Access Journals
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.6879-6884
- Anahtar Kelimeler: COVID-19, Frontal plane QRS-T angle, Electrocar-diogram, MYOCARDIAL-INFARCTION, ATHEROSCLEROSIS RISK
- Süleyman Demirel Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
- OBJECTIVE: COVID-19 infection is known to injure myocardial tissue and in-crease arrhythmic events. However, data on the subject is limited in the literature. In our study, our aim was to investigate possible arrhythmic damages in COVID-19 survivors using the frontal plane QRS-T [f(QRS)-T] angle and a few other ECG parameters. PATIENTS AND METHODS: 269 patients who recovered from COVID-19 between April 2020 and January 2021 were included into the study. Pre-admission electrocardiograms and first -month outpatient clinic control ECGs of the patients were compared. RESULTS: After COVID-19, left bundle branch block (p < 0.001), right bundle branch block (p < 0.001), right bundle branch block (p < 0.001), and atrial fibrillation (p < 0.001) rates had in-creased. Prolongation was detected in QRS du-ration (p < 0.001), QT interval (p=0.014), adjusted QT interval (p=0.007) and Tpe interval (p=0.012). F(QRS)-T angle (p < 0.001) and fragmented QRS rate (p < 0.001) were increased. CONCLUSIONS: It was observed in our study that even if patients survived COVID-19, permanent deterioration in ECG parameters may oc-cur.