Assessment of cardiac involvement by non-invasive electrophysiological

Abstract

Objective: Cardiac involvement occurs due to the disease itself and secondary to the used drugs, and commonly develops silent in rheumatoid arthritis (RA). In this study, it was investigated the presence of cardiac involvement by non-invasive electrophysiological parameters. Materials and Methods: 49 patients with RA and agematched 28 healthy subjects as control group were enrolled to this study. Clinical and laboratory parameters of all subjects were assessed and 24-hour electrocardiographic Holter monitoring were performed. Results: Minimum, maximum and mean heart rate were signifi cantly higher (p

Keywords

• Rheumatoid arthritis, Holter electrocardiography, QT dispersion, heart rate variability.

Romatoid artritli hastalarda kardiyak tutulumun noninvaziv elektrofi zyolojik parametrelerle değerlendirilmesi

Abstract

Amaç: Romatoid artrit (RA)\'te hem hastalığa ve hem de kullanılan ilaçlara bağlı olarak kalp tutulumu olabilmekte ve çoğunlukla sessiz seyretmektedir. Bu çalısmada RA\'li hastalarda non-invaziv elektrofi zyolojik parametreler aracılığıyla kardiyak etkilenimin varlığı arastırıldı. Gereç ve yöntemler: Bu çalısmaya benzer yasta 49 RA\'li hasta ve 28 sağlıklı birey kontrol grubu olarak alındı. Tüm bireyler klinik ve laboratuar parametreleri açısından değerlendirildi ve 24 saatlik Holter elektrokardiografi k monitorizasyonları yapıldı. Bulgular: Maksimum QT aralığı kontrollere göre RA\'lı hastalarda daha düsük iken (p

Keywords

• Romatoid artrit, Holter elektrokardiografi , QT dispersiyonu, kalp hızı değişkenliği

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