Authors
Ali Javinani, Zahra Javady Nejad, Farhad Gharibdoost, Ahmad Reza Jamshidi, Reza Atef Yekta, Saba Alvand, Vahide Imeni, Seyed Naser Hashemi, Hoda Kavosi
Publication date
2019/1
Journal
The Journal of Tehran University Heart Center
Volume
14
Issue
1
Pages
6
Publisher
Tehran University of Medical Sciences
Description
Background: Cardiac involvement, as one of the life-threatening manifestations of systemic sclerosis (SSc), is chiefly caused by collagen fiber deposition in the myocardium, which subsequently leads to conduction abnormalities. In the present study, we aimed to investigate the prevalence and clinical significance of bundle branch blocks (BBBs) and the fragmented QRS complex (fQRS) in Iranian patients with SSc.
Methods: Forty-one patients with SSc were enrolled from the outpatient SSc clinic of Shariati Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, between October 2016 and February 2017. Twelve-lead ECG was obtained and interpreted for BBBs and the fQRS. To adjust for the confounding effects of non–SSc-related cardiovascular risk factors, we calculated the Framingham risk score to estimate the risk of cardiovascular diseases. The associations between the studied conduction abnormalities and SSc …
Total citations
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Scholar articles
A Javinani, ZJ Nejad, F Gharibdoost, AR Jamshidi… - The Journal of Tehran University Heart Center, 2019