COMPARISON OF QTc DURATION ON ELECTROCARDIOGRAM BETWEEN PATIENTS OF LIVER CIRRHOSIS AND NON CIRRHOTIC CONTROLS

ECG Changes in Cirrhosis

Authors

  • Maj Muhammad Umair specialist, CMH Landi Kotal
  • Malik Nadeem Azam Combined Military Hospital Peshawar
  • Muhammad Omer Heavy Industries Taxilla Hospital
  • Junaid Mansoor Combined Military Hospital Peshawar
  • Hina Khan Amanat Eye Hospital Rawalpindi
  • Kukab Nadeem Combined Military Hospital Landi Kotal

Keywords:

Cirrhosis, Electrocardiogram, QTc interval.

Abstract

Objective: To compare the QTc duration on electrocardiogram (ECG) of patients of cirrhosis (hep B and C origin) with non cirrhotic controls.
Study Design: Case control study.
Place and duration of study: The study was carried out at the Department of Medicine, Military Hospital, Rawalpindi, from 8th Feb 2009 to 8th Aug 2009.
Material and Method: After meeting the exclusion and inclusion criteria, 80 cirrhotic patients were enrolled in group-I and equal number of non cirrhotic controls were enrolled in group-II. Three 12 lead ECG recording were taken for each patient, 5 minutes apart, and QTc value was calculated for each ECG and then mean of the three was used for the analysis. A QTc value more than 0.44 seconds was taken as prolonged.
Results: The mean QTc interval on electrocardiogram in group-I i.e. cirrhotic was 0.4603 seconds (SD±0.1312) and mean QTc interval on electrocardiogram in group-II i.e. noncirrhotic was 0.407 seconds (SD±0.029). These findings were statistically significant (p value < 0.001).
Conclusion: Cirrhotic patients have prolonged QTc interval as compared to noncirrhotic controls.

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Published

31-12-2012

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Umair MM, Azam MN, Omer M, Mansoor J, Khan H, Nadeem K. COMPARISON OF QTc DURATION ON ELECTROCARDIOGRAM BETWEEN PATIENTS OF LIVER CIRRHOSIS AND NON CIRRHOTIC CONTROLS: ECG Changes in Cirrhosis. Pak Armed Forces Med J [Internet]. 2012 Dec. 31 [cited 2024 Nov. 1];62(4):473-6. Available from: https://www.pafmj.org/PAFMJ/article/view/1910