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Erschienen in: The International Journal of Cardiovascular Imaging 5/2009

01.06.2009 | Original Paper

Effect of treadmill exercise testing on P wave duration and dispersion in patients with isolated myocardial bridging

verfasst von: Irfan Barutcu, Ali Metin Esen, Ramazan Ozdemir, Nusret Acikgoz, Muhsin Turkmen, Cevat Kirma

Erschienen in: The International Journal of Cardiovascular Imaging | Ausgabe 5/2009

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Abstract

Several previous studies suggest that myocardial bridging (MB) is associated with ischemia and rhythm disturbances. We sought to examine exercise-induced changes in P wave duration and dispersion (PWD), the markers of atrial conduction abnormalities in patients with isolated MB of left anterior descending artery (LAD) and control subjects. Eighteen patients with MB of LAD (group-I) and 22 subjects with angiographically demonstrated normal coronary arteries (group-II) underwent treadmill exercise testing. Before and after exercise ECG was recorded at a paper speed of 50 mm/s. The change in maximum and minimum P wave duration was measured manually and difference between two values was defined as PWD. There was no difference between two groups in terms of demographic properties. Baseline maximum and minimum P wave duration and PWD durations were similar in both groups and they did not change after exercise. (Group-I: before and after test; 114 ± 10 vs. 114 ± 9, 66 ± 13 vs. 67 ± 10, and 47 ± 9 vs. 45 ± 13 ms, P > 0.05, group-II; 113 ± 9 vs. 115 ± 8, 68 ± 11 vs. 68 ± 11, 45 ± 11 vs. 48 ± 15 ms for each, respectively). In addition there was no significant correlation between PWD and P wave duration and echocardiographic variables. In patients with MB of LAD, PWD and P wave duration were not different than healthy subjects and treadmill exercise testing did not induce atrial conduction abnormalities in both groups.
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Metadaten
Titel
Effect of treadmill exercise testing on P wave duration and dispersion in patients with isolated myocardial bridging
verfasst von
Irfan Barutcu
Ali Metin Esen
Ramazan Ozdemir
Nusret Acikgoz
Muhsin Turkmen
Cevat Kirma
Publikationsdatum
01.06.2009
Verlag
Springer Netherlands
Erschienen in
The International Journal of Cardiovascular Imaging / Ausgabe 5/2009
Print ISSN: 1569-5794
Elektronische ISSN: 1875-8312
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10554-009-9435-4

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