Abdullah Icli, Mehmet Kayrak, Hakan Akilli, Alpay Aribas, Mukremin Coskun, Sumeyye Fatma Ozer, Kurtulus Ozdemir
BACKGROUND: The aim of this study was to examine the Tpeak-Tend (Tpe/corrected Tpe) interval, which is an indicator of transmural myocardial repolarization, measured non-invasively via electrocardiogram in patients with acute pulmonary embolism (PE), and to investigate the relationship with 30-day mortality and morbidity. METHODS: The study included 272 patients diagnosed with acute PE, comprising 154 females and 118 males, with a mean age of 63.1 ± 16.8 years...
September 3, 2015: BMC Cardiovascular Disorders