QRS micro-fragmentation as a mortality predictor.

Katerina Hnatkova Irena Andršová Tomas NovotnyAnnie BrittonMartin ShipleyBert Vandenberk David J Sprenkeler Heikki V Huikuri Tobias ReichlinSimon SchlöglMarc A VosTim Friede Axel BauerHeikki V HuikuriRik Willems Georg SchmidtMichael R FranzChristian Sticherling Markus Zabel Marek Malik

Published in: European heart journal (2022)

In three populations with different clinical characteristics, QRS-μf was a powerful mortality risk factor independent of several previously established risk indices. Electrophysiologic abnormalities that contribute to increased QRS-μf values are likely responsible for the predictive power of visible QRS-Mf.

Keyphrases

cardiac resynchronization therapy
risk factors
cardiovascular events
left ventricular
heart failure
coronary artery disease
genetic diversity