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. 2004 May;43(5):379-87.
doi: 10.2169/internalmedicine.43.379.

QT dispersion correlates with systolic rather than diastolic parameters in patients receiving anthracycline treatment

Hirohisa Nakamae  1 , Kei Tsumura, Mika Akahori, Yoshiki Terada, Takahisa Yamane, Takeo Hayashi, Ikuko Saito, Mutsuo Kaneko, Noboru Okamoto, Yoshio Ichihara, Kensuke Ohta, Masayuki Hino
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QT dispersion correlates with systolic rather than diastolic parameters in patients receiving anthracycline treatment

Hirohisa Nakamae et al. Intern Med. 2004 May.
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Abstract

Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate the relation of QT dispersion to left ventricular (LV) systolic and diastolic function in patients undergoing anthracycline therapy.

Methods: We used echocardiography to evaluate LV systolic and diastolic function and electrocardiography to evaluate QT dispersion and corrected QT dispersion (QTcD) in patients with hematological diseases, who received anthracycline therapy.

Patients: Seventy-two patients with hematological diseases who were receiving anthracycline treatment were enrolled in the present study.

Results: LV end-diastolic diameter or LV end-systolic diameter had a significant positive correlation to QTcD (r = 0.35, p < 0.01, r = 0.43, p < 0.01). Also left ventricular ejection fraction of (LVEF) or fractional shortening had a significant negative correlation to QTcD (r = -0.46, p < 0.001, r = -0.27, p = 0.02). The highest QTcD group had a significantly larger LV end-diastolic diameter or LV end-systolic diameter than the lowest QTcD [48.5 +/- 5.7 vs. 44.4 +/- 4.5 (mm), p < 0.001, 34.1 +/- 6.4 vs. 28.8 +/- 4.3 (mm), p < 0.001] and the highest QTcD group had a significantly lower LVEF than the lowest QTcD [57.5 +/- 8.0 vs. 65.5 +/- 6.4 (%), p < 0.001]. On the other hand, none of the diastolic function markers were significantly correlated with QTcD.

Conclusion: We concluded that increased QTcD is correlated with LV dilation and systolic dysfunction induced by anthracycline therapy, and does not reflect a dispersion of ventricular repolarization or asynchronous motion.

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