Fragmented QRS and mortality in patients undergoing percutaneous intervention for ST-elevation myocardial infarction: Systematic review and meta-analysis.
Napatt KanjanahattakijPattara RattanawongTanawan RiangwiwatNarut PrasitlumkumNath LimpruttidhamPakawat ChongsathidkietWasawat VutthikraivitErin CrosseyPublished in: Annals of noninvasive electrocardiology : the official journal of the International Society for Holter and Noninvasive Electrocardiology, Inc (2018)
Fragmented QRS was associated with increased overall mortality up to threefold. Our study suggests that fQRS could be an important tool for risk assessment in STEMI patients who underwent PCI.
Keyphrases
- st elevation myocardial infarction
- percutaneous coronary intervention
- risk assessment
- patients undergoing
- end stage renal disease
- cardiovascular events
- st segment elevation myocardial infarction
- coronary artery disease
- acute myocardial infarction
- randomized controlled trial
- acute coronary syndrome
- ejection fraction
- newly diagnosed
- risk factors
- antiplatelet therapy
- chronic kidney disease
- prognostic factors
- coronary artery bypass grafting
- peritoneal dialysis
- minimally invasive
- heart failure
- patient reported outcomes
- atrial fibrillation
- human health
- ultrasound guided
- heavy metals
- climate change
- patient reported