Assessment of Tp–e interval, Tp–e/QT, and Tp-e/QTc ratios in patients with acromegaly

ÇELİK, İbrahim; Firat, Sevde; Bozkurt, Uğur; Yarlioğlu, Mikail; DURAN, Mustafa; MURAT, Sani

doi:10.55730/1300-0144.5377

Assessment of Tp–e interval, Tp–e/QT, and Tp-e/QTc ratios in patients with acromegaly

ÇELİK İ. E., Firat S. N., Bozkurt U., Yarlioğlu M., DURAN M., MURAT S. N.

Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences, cilt.52, sa.3, ss.809-815, 2022 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus, TRDizin)

Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
Cilt numarası: 52 Sayı: 3
Basım Tarihi: 2022
Doi Numarası: 10.55730/1300-0144.5377
Dergi Adı: Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences
Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, CAB Abstracts, EMBASE, MEDLINE, Veterinary Science Database, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
Sayfa Sayıları: ss.809-815
Anahtar Kelimeler: Acromegaly, arrhythmogenesis, Tp-e interval
Sağlık Bilimleri Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Background/aim: Cardiovascular complications, including ventricular arrhythmias associated with abnormalities of ventricular repolarization, are the leading cause of morbidity and mortality in patients with acromegaly. Herein, we aimed to investigate ventricular repolarization using Tp–e interval, Tp-e interval/QT, and Tp-e interval/QTc ratios in acromegalic patients compared to healthy subjects. Materials and methods: A total of 29 patients (aged 51.9 ± 11.2, 65.5% women) with acromegaly and 30 control subjects (aged 47.3 ± 14.4, 63.3% women) were enrolled in the study. Tp–e and QT interval, corrected QT (QTc), Tp–e/QT, and Tp–e/QTc ratios were calculated from the 12-lead electrocardiogram. Results: Tp-e interval (89.28 ± 12.16 vs. 75.97 ± 9.92 ms; p < 0.001), Tp-e/QT ratio (0.237 ± 0.045 vs. 0.212 ± 0.029; p = 0.019), and Tp-e/ QTc ratio (0.218 ± 0.031 vs. 0.195 ± 0.026; p = 0.003) were significantly higher in patients with acromegaly compared to control group. A positive correlation was determined between left atrial volume index (LAVI) and Tp-e interval (r = 0.272, p = 0.039). Conclusion: The current study is the first to have shown significantly increased Tp-e interval, Tp-e/QT ratio, and Tp-e/QTc ratio were increased in acromegalic patients. These results may be important for screening malignant arrhythmic events in acromegaly.