Individuals with Chronic Epilepsy Have Elevated P-Wave Heterogeneity Comparable to Patients with Atrial Fibrillation.
Guilherme L FialhoTrudy D PangWan Yee KongAnthony P TranCalvin G YuIvo D RodriguezBruce D NearingJonathan W WaksTimothy R MaherJohn-Ross ClarkeAlyssa ShepherdAndre D'AvilaSteven C SchachterRichard L VerrierPublished in: Epilepsia (2023)
Patients with chronic epilepsy have increased PWH comparable to levels observed in patients with AF, while being approximately 20 years younger, suggesting an acceleration in structural change and/or cardiac electrical instability. These observations are consistent with emerging evidence of an "Epileptic Heart" condition.