Assessment of QT dispersion as a prognostic marker for sudden death in a regional nonreferred hypertrophic cardiomyopathy cohort

Authors
Maron, BJ Leyhe, MJ Casey, SA Gohman, TE Lawler, CM Crow, RS Maron, MS Hodges, M
Citation
Bj. Maron et al., Assessment of QT dispersion as a prognostic marker for sudden death in a regional nonreferred hypertrophic cardiomyopathy cohort, AM J CARD, 87(1), 2001, pp. 114
Citations number
7
Categorie Soggetti
Cardiovascular & Respiratory Systems","Cardiovascular & Hematology Research
Journal title
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY
ISSN journal
00029149 → ACNP
Volume
87
Issue
1
Year of publication
2001
Database
ISI
SICI code
0002-9149(20010101)87:1<114:AOQDAA>2.0.ZU;2-V
Abstract
In a consecutive, prospectively assessed and unselected hypertrophic cardio myopathy (HC) cohort closely resembling the true disease state, QT(c) dispe rsion (and QT(c)) on the 12-lead electrocardiogram did not prove to be a re liable predictor of HC-related sudden death. Therefore, QT dispersion would not appear to be useful in devising future risk stratification strategies for predicting sudden death in HC.