Clinical Associations between Serial Electrocardiography Measurements and Sudden Cardiac Death in Patients with End-Stage Renal Disease Undergoing Hemodialysis.

ABSTRACT: The rate of sudden cardiac death (SCD) for hemodialysis (HD) patients is significantly higher than that observed in the general population and have the highest risk for arrhythmogenic death. In this multi-center study, patients starting hemodialysis in each hospital were enrolled; they underwent regular check-ups in an open-patient clinic. We examined serial electrocardiography (ECG) data in patients undergoing HD and determined their associations with the occurrence of SCD. Of 678 enrolled subjects who underwent serial ECG before and after hemodialysis, 291 died and 39 developed SCD. In all subjects, the QT peak-to-end (QTpe) interval at all leads and QRS duration were shortened after hemodialysis. The SCD group showed a significant change in the QTpe interval of the inferior, anterior, a

SUBMITTER: Lee HJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8124551 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature