Relation Between Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Duration of QRS Complex
Abstract
Introduction: To investigate the
relation between severity of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and widened QRS
complex on electrocardiogram.
Patients and Methods: The present study
comprised 85 subjects diagnosed with OSA at our clinic between March 2013 and
September 2014. PSG reports were reviewed by a self-proclaimed expert
physician. Whilst the patients with severe sleep apnea disease were assigned to
Group 1, patients with mild-moderate sleep apnea disease were assigned to Group
2.
Results: The age of the patients
participated in the study ranged between 20 years (y) (minimum-min) and 85
years (maximum-max) (mean ± standard deviation 48.5 ± 13.2 y). Of these
subjects, 51 (60%) were male and 34 (40%) were female. Mean duration of QRS
complex was 0.112 ± 0.016 seconds (sec) in Group I consisted of patients with
severe OSA of which Polysomnography (PSG) records and scoring were done using
ALICE 6 system, whereas it was 0.080 ± 0.017 sec in Group 2.
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Details
Primary Language
English
Subjects
Clinical Sciences
Journal Section
Research Article
Publication Date
April 6, 2015
Submission Date
April 6, 2015
Acceptance Date
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Published in Issue
Year 2015 Volume: 18 Number: 1