Ventricular repolarization heterogeneity in patients with COVID-19: Original data, systematic review, and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) has been associated with an increased risk of acute cardiac events. However, the effect of COVID-19 on repolarization heterogeneity is not yet established. In this study, we evaluated electrocardiogram (ECG) markers of repolarization heterogeneity in patients hospitalized with COVID-19. In addition, we performed a systematic review and meta-analysis of the published studies.

Methods

QT dispersion (QTd), the interval between T wave peak to T wave end (TpTe), TpTe/QT (with and without correction), QRS width, and the index of cardio-electrophysiological balance (iCEB) were calculated in 101 hospitalized COVID-19 patients and it was compared with 101 non-COVID-19 matched controls. A systematic review was performed in four databases

SUBMITTER: Mahmoudi E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8799060 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature