Association of fragmented QRS complexes on ECG with left ventricular diastolic function in hypertensive patients

• Main Authors: Hasan Kadı (Author), Ayşe Kevser Demir (Author), Köksal Ceyhan (Author), İbrahim Halil Damar (Author), Kayıhan Karaman (Author), Çağrı Zorlu (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: KARE Publishing, 2015-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Objectives: Diastolic dysfunction occurs as a result of interstitial fibrosis in hypertensive patients. Fragmented QRS (fQRS) on ECG signifies myocardial fibrosis in various clinical situations. We investigated whether fQRS on ECG is related to diastolic dysfunction in patients with hypertension. St...