The effect of idiopathic premature ventricular complexes on left ventricular ejection fraction


Altintas B., Ozkalayci F., Cinier G., Kaya I., Aktan A., Kup A., ...More

ANNALS OF NONINVASIVE ELECTROCARDIOLOGY, vol.25, no.2, 2020 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 25 Issue: 2
  • Publication Date: 2020
  • Doi Number: 10.1111/anec.12702
  • Journal Name: ANNALS OF NONINVASIVE ELECTROCARDIOLOGY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, Agricultural & Environmental Science Database, CINAHL, EMBASE, MEDLINE
  • Keywords: cardiomyopathy, left ventricular ejection fraction, premature ventricular complexes, RADIOFREQUENCY CATHETER ABLATION, INDUCED CARDIOMYOPATHY, OUTFLOW TRACT, CONTRACTIONS, FREQUENT, ECTOPY, BURDEN, VARIABILITY, DYSFUNCTION, DURATION
  • Lokman Hekim University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Aim Current literature lacks a definitive threshold of idiopathic premature ventricular complex (PVC) burden for predicting cardiomyopathy (CMP). The main objective of the present study was to evaluate relationship between the PVC burden and left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF).