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. 2016 Sep 1;51(3):135-141.
doi: 10.5152/TurkPediatriArs.2016.4094. eCollection 2016 Sep.

QT dispersion and ventricular arrhythmias in children with primary mitral valve prolapse

Ebru Yalın İmamoğlu  1 , Ayşe Güler Eroğlu  2
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QT dispersion and ventricular arrhythmias in children with primary mitral valve prolapse

Ebru Yalın İmamoğlu et al. Turk Pediatri Ars. .

Abstract

Aim: To investigate ventricular arrhythmias in children with primary mitral valve prolapse and to evaluate its relation with QT length, QT dispersion, autonomic function tests and heart rate variability measurements.

Material and methods: Fourty two children with mitral valve prolapse and 32 healthy children were enrolled into the study. Twelve-lead electrocardiograms, autonomic function tests, echocardiography and 24-hour rhythm Holter tests were performed. Electrocardiograms were magnified digitally. The QT length was corrected according to heart rate. The patients were grouped according to the number of premature ventricular contractions and presence of complex ventricular arhythmia in the 24-hour rhythm Holter monitor test. Heart rate variability measurements were calculated automatically from the 24-hour rhythm Holter monitor test. Orthostatic hypotension and resting heart rate were used as autonomic function tests.

Results: The mean age was 13.9±3.3 years in the patient group and 14.6±3.1 years in the control group (p>0.05). Thirty four of the patients (81%) were female and eight (19%) were male. Twenty five of the control subjects (78%) were female and seven (22%) were male. The QT dispersion and heart rate corrected QT interval were found to be significantly increased in the children with primary mitral valve prolapse when compared with the control group (56±16 ms vs. 43±11 ms, p=0.001; 426±25 ms vs. 407±26 ms, p=0.002, respectively). In 24-hour rhythm Holter monitor tests, ventricular arrhythmias were found in 21 out of 42 patients (50%) and 6 out of 32 control subjects (18.8%) (p=0.006). QT dispersion was found to be significantly increased in patients with premature ventricular contractions ≥ 10/day and/or complex ventricular arrhythmias compared to the control group without ventricular premature beats (p=0.002). There was no significant difference in autonomic function tests and heart rate variability measurements between the patient and control groups.

Conclusions: The noted increase in QT dispersion may be a useful indicator for the clinician in the evaluation of impending ventricular arrhythmias in children with primary mitral valve prolapse.

Keywords: Arrhythmia; QT dispersion; children; primary mitral valve prolapse.

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