Fragmented QRS may predict postoperative atrial fibrillation in patients undergoing isolated coronary artery bypass graft surgery

Cetin M., KOCAMAN S. A., ERDOĞAN T., DURAKOĞLUGİL M. E., ÇİÇEK Y., Bozok S., ...More

ANADOLU KARDIYOLOJI DERGISI-THE ANATOLIAN JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY, vol.12, no.7, pp.576-583, 2012 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 12 Issue: 7
  • Publication Date: 2012
  • Doi Number: 10.5152/akd.2012.184
  • Journal Name: ANADOLU KARDIYOLOJI DERGISI-THE ANATOLIAN JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Page Numbers: pp.576-583
  • Keywords: Fragmented QRS, postoperative atrial fibrillation, coronary artery bypass graft surgery, sensitivity, specificity, predictive value, regression analysis, BUNDLE-BRANCH BLOCK, MYOCARDIAL-INFARCTION, PROGNOSTIC-SIGNIFICANCE, DILATED CARDIOMYOPATHY, CARDIAC EVENTS, ANATOMIC BASIS, 12-LEAD ECG, Q-WAVE, MORTALITY, DISEASE
  • Recep Tayyip Erdoğan University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Objective: Fragmented QRS complexes (fQRS) are defined as various RSR' patterns in 2 contiguous leads corresponding to a major coronary artery territory. Although the reason of association between fQRS and cardiac events was documented as cardiac fibrosis, the predictive role of fQRS was not studied for postoperative atrial fibrillation (POAF) which is a frequent and serious complication in patients undergoing isolated coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery. Therefore, this issue was investigated in the present study.