Can abnormalities of ventricular repolarisation identify insulin dependent diabetic patients at risk of sudden cardiac death?

摘要

Conclusions-Abnormal BRS may be reflected in the heart by global prolonga- tion of ventricular repolarisation, but not by dispersion of ventricular repolarisa- tion. This may, in part, explain the increase in sudden cardiac death seen in IDDM patients. Objective-To study the possible associa- Tion of QT dispersion and mean QTc Intervals, as measured from standard 12 Lead electrocardiograms, with barorecep- Tor-cardiac reflex sensitivity (BRS) in Insulin dependent diabetic patients. Design-Comparative study of non- Invasive assessment of BRS, QT interval, And QT dispersion.