QT variability index (QTVI);
Standard growth curve;
Standard value;
Sex difference;
Prepubescent;
REPOLARIZATION LABILITY;
VENTRICULAR REPOLARIZATION;
CARDIOMYOPATHY;
AGE;
D O I:
10.1016/j.jelectrocard.2010.07.016
中图分类号:
R5 [内科学];
学科分类号:
1002 ;
100201 ;
摘要:
Background: QT interval variability provides information on ventricular vulnerability. However, QT interval variability in children has not been adequately evaluated. Methods: One hundred seventy-three consecutive nursing infants and children (male-female, 106:67) up to school age with no intrinsic cardiac disease were included in this study, and they were categorized into 6 age-related groups. The QT variability index (QTVI) was calculated based on an electrocardiogram; and age-specific standard values, sex-specific classification, and a standard growth curve covering 0 to 7 years were constructed. Results: The QTVI decreased in an age-dependent manner, reached constant values after school age, and exhibited no sex-specific differences in 6 age-related groups. Conclusions: Based on the age-dependent standardized QTVI values, it is possible to estimate the instability of ventricular repolarization in pediatric patients with better accuracy. (c) 2011 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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Tel Aviv Univ, Sackler Fac Med, IL-69978 Tel Aviv, Israel
Chaim Sheba Med Ctr, Dept Internal Med B, IL-52621 Tel Hashomer, IsraelChaim Sheba Med Ctr, Hypertens Unit, IL-52621 Tel Hashomer, Israel
Nussinovitch, Udi
Katz, Uriel
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Tel Aviv Univ, Sackler Fac Med, IL-69978 Tel Aviv, Israel
Chaim Sheba Med Ctr, Dept Pediat Cardiol, IL-52621 Tel Hashomer, IsraelChaim Sheba Med Ctr, Hypertens Unit, IL-52621 Tel Hashomer, Israel
Katz, Uriel
Nussinovitch, Moshe
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Tel Aviv Univ, Sackler Fac Med, IL-69978 Tel Aviv, Israel
Schneider Childrens Med Ctr Israel, Dept Pediat C, Petah Tiqwa, IsraelChaim Sheba Med Ctr, Hypertens Unit, IL-52621 Tel Hashomer, Israel
Nussinovitch, Moshe
Nussinovitch, Naomi
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Chaim Sheba Med Ctr, Hypertens Unit, IL-52621 Tel Hashomer, Israel
Chaim Sheba Med Ctr, Dept Internal Med D, IL-52621 Tel Hashomer, Israel
Tel Aviv Univ, Sackler Fac Med, IL-69978 Tel Aviv, IsraelChaim Sheba Med Ctr, Hypertens Unit, IL-52621 Tel Hashomer, Israel
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Hyogo Coll Med, Dept Internal Med, Div Cardiovasc, Nishinomiya, Hyogo 6638501, JapanHyogo Coll Med, Dept Internal Med, Div Cardiovasc, Nishinomiya, Hyogo 6638501, Japan
Mine, Takanao
Shimizu, Hiroki
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Hyogo Coll Med, Dept Internal Med, Div Coronary Heart Dis, Nishinomiya, Hyogo 6638501, JapanHyogo Coll Med, Dept Internal Med, Div Cardiovasc, Nishinomiya, Hyogo 6638501, Japan
Shimizu, Hiroki
Hiromoto, Kenji
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Takarazuka Municipal Hosp, Div Cardiol, Takarazuka, Hyogo, JapanHyogo Coll Med, Dept Internal Med, Div Cardiovasc, Nishinomiya, Hyogo 6638501, Japan
Hiromoto, Kenji
Furukawa, Yoshio
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Osaka Gen Med Ctr, Div Cardiol, Osaka, JapanHyogo Coll Med, Dept Internal Med, Div Cardiovasc, Nishinomiya, Hyogo 6638501, Japan
Furukawa, Yoshio
Kanemori, Tetsuzou
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Hyogo Coll Med, Dept Internal Med, Div Coronary Heart Dis, Nishinomiya, Hyogo 6638501, JapanHyogo Coll Med, Dept Internal Med, Div Cardiovasc, Nishinomiya, Hyogo 6638501, Japan
Kanemori, Tetsuzou
Nakamura, Hiroaki
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Hyogo Coll Med, Dept Internal Med, Div Cardiovasc, Nishinomiya, Hyogo 6638501, JapanHyogo Coll Med, Dept Internal Med, Div Cardiovasc, Nishinomiya, Hyogo 6638501, Japan
Nakamura, Hiroaki
Masuyama, Tohru
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Hyogo Coll Med, Dept Internal Med, Div Cardiovasc, Nishinomiya, Hyogo 6638501, JapanHyogo Coll Med, Dept Internal Med, Div Cardiovasc, Nishinomiya, Hyogo 6638501, Japan
Masuyama, Tohru
Ohyanagi, Mitsumasa
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Hyogo Coll Med, Dept Internal Med, Div Coronary Heart Dis, Nishinomiya, Hyogo 6638501, JapanHyogo Coll Med, Dept Internal Med, Div Cardiovasc, Nishinomiya, Hyogo 6638501, Japan