Evaluation of Atrial Electromechanical Delay in Children with Obesity
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Method
2.1. Study Population
2.2. Electrocardiography (ECG) and P Wave Dispersion (PWD) Measurement
2.3. Standard Echocardiography
2.4. Tissue Doppler Echocardiography (TDE)
2.5. Ethics Statement
2.6. Statistical Analysis
3. Results
4. Discussion
Study Limitations
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Obese Subjects (n = 59) | Non-Obese Subjects (n = 38) | p | |
---|---|---|---|
Age, mean ± SD, years | 13.4 ± 2,7 | 13.4 ± 2.9 | 0.963 |
Male/female, n | 22/37 | 7/31 | 0.079 |
Body mass index, mean ± SD | 31.5 ± 8.5 | 19.6 ± 4.3 | <0.001 |
Heart rate, mean ± SD, beats/min | 73 ± 8 | 72 ± 6 | 0.132 |
Blood glucose, mean ± SD, mg/dL | 88 ± 8 | 84 ± 8 | 0.016 |
ALT, median (IQR), U/L | 22 (17–33) | 16 (12–23) | 0.154 |
AST, median (IQR), U/L | 24 (20–28) | 24 (20–30) | 0.114 |
Urea, mean ± SD, mg/dL | 10.1 ± 2.3 | 10 ± 2.1 | 0.772 |
Total protein, mean ± SD, g/dL | 7.3 ± 1.1 | 7.0 ± 0.7 | 0.160 |
Hemoglobin, mean ± SD, g/dL | 13.6 ± 1.1 | 13.3 ± 1.5 | 0.364 |
Platelet count, mean ± SD, 103/mm3 | 333 ± 84 | 292 ± 83 | 0.022 |
RDW, mean ± SD, % | 14.1 ± 3.3 | 13.5 ± 1.1 | 0.288 |
LV ejection fraction, mean ± SD, % | 70 ± 2 | 70 ± 2 | 0.883 |
IVS, mean ± SD, mm | 8.0 ± 0.2 | 7.2 ± 0.2 | 0.132 |
Posterior wall thickness, mean ± SD, mm | 7.9 ± 0.2 | 7.4 ± 0.2 | 0.232 |
Mitral E velocity, mean ± SD, cm/s | 95 ± 14 | 94 ± 14 | 0.924 |
Mitral A velocity, mean ± SD, cm/s | 66 ± 17 | 63 ± 17 | 0.440 |
E/A, mean ± SD | 1.5 ± 0.3 | 1.4 ± 0.3 | 0.187 |
Left atrial diameter, mean ± SD, cm | 3.1 ± 0.4 | 3.0 ± 0.3 | 0.516 |
Obese Subjects (n = 59) | Non-Obese Subjects (n = 38) | p | |
---|---|---|---|
PA Septum, mean ± SD, ms | 45 ± 6 | 41 ± 5 | 0.001 |
PA Lateral, mean ± SD, ms | 60 ± 8 | 52 ± 7 | <0.001 |
PA Tricuspid, mean ± SD, ms | 37 ± 5 | 36 ± 5 | 0.299 |
Inter-atrial EMD, mean ± SD, ms | 22 ± 7 | 16 ± 5 | <0.001 |
Intra-atrial EMD, median (IQR), ms | 7 (4–10) | 4 (2–8) | <0.001 |
Obese Subjects (n = 59) | Non-Obese Subjects (n = 38) | p | |
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Pmax, median (IQR), ms | 98.1 (89.3–104) | 85.2 (76.4–98.1) | <0.001 |
Pmin, median (IQR), ms | 57.3 (55–60) | 49 (45.2–64.3) | 0.007 |
Pd, median (IQR), ms | 40 (34–43.6) | 30.3 (29.3–39.4) | <0.001 |
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Temiz, F.; Güneş, H.; Güneş, H. Evaluation of Atrial Electromechanical Delay in Children with Obesity. Medicina 2019, 55, 228. https://doi.org/10.3390/medicina55060228
Temiz F, Güneş H, Güneş H. Evaluation of Atrial Electromechanical Delay in Children with Obesity. Medicina. 2019; 55(6):228. https://doi.org/10.3390/medicina55060228
Chicago/Turabian StyleTemiz, Fatih, Hatice Güneş, and Hakan Güneş. 2019. "Evaluation of Atrial Electromechanical Delay in Children with Obesity" Medicina 55, no. 6: 228. https://doi.org/10.3390/medicina55060228