Acta Universitatis Medicinalis Anhui 2014;(1):115-116,117

Relationship of fragmented QRS complexes with inflammation in patients with acute coronary syndromes

Lulu SONG ; Lan MA ; Zhicheng SHI

Keywords

electrocardiography; fragmented QRS complexes; inflammation; acute coronary syndrome

Country

China

Language

Chinese

Abstract

To analyze the correlation between fragmented QRS complexes( fQRS) and inflammation in 136 patients with acute coronary syndromes(ACS). Patients with fQRS had increased hs-CRP levels (P<0.01) in comparison to patients with non-fragmented QRS. The higher hs-CRP levels was,the more the number of leads in the fQRS on ECG was(P<0.01). When we performed multiple logistic regression analysis, fQRS was found to be related to in-creased hs-CRP levels [ OR:1.507 , 95% CI:1.172~1.936 , P<0.01 ] . fQRS was independently related to in-creased hs-CRP. fQRS that may result as an end effect of inflammation at cellular level can represent increased car-diac risk in patients with ACS.