In patients with coronary heart disease, a decreasing PR-interval below 162 ms was associated with increased all-cause mortality (HR 1.057 per 10 ms decrement; 95% CI 1.019-1.096; P=0.0030).
Cohort (n=9,637)
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Hazard Ratio: 1.057 (95% CI 1.019–1.096)
p-value: p=0.0030
AIMS: Recently, a U-shaped association between PR-interval and the risk of developing atrial fibrillation was described, with higher risk in patients with long and short PR-intervals. Little is known regarding the association of PR-interval duration and mortality. The objective of the current study was to explore the relationship between PR-interval and major cardiovascular outcomes in patients with known coronary heart disease. METHODS AND RESULTS: Patients in sinus rhythm, undergoing coronary angiography at Duke University Medical Center between 1989 and 2010, who had significant stenosis in at least one native coronary artery, were included. Patients with arrhythmia, second- or third-degree AV-block, QRS > 120 ms were excluded. A total of 9,637 patients were included (median age 63, IQR 55-71 years, 67% men). After adjustment for relevant covariates, the risk of a CV event increased with a decreasing PR-interval (10 ms decrements) for PR-interval values 162 ms were seen for any of the studied endpoints. CONCLUSION: In patients with coronary heart disease, a prolongation of the PR-interval was not independently associated with poor outcomes, but a PR-interval shorter than normal was associated with increased all-cause mortality and other major cardiovascular events.
Holmqvist et al. (Wed,) conducted a cohort in coronary heart disease (n=9,637). Decreasing PR-interval (<162 ms) vs. PR-interval >162 ms was evaluated on all-cause mortality (HR 1.057, 95% CI 1.019-1.096, p=0.0030). In patients with coronary heart disease, a decreasing PR-interval below 162 ms was associated with increased all-cause mortality (HR 1.057 per 10 ms decrement; 95% CI 1.019-1.096; P=0.0030).