Why the study?
Does the presence of narrow fQRS on admission ECG predict worse long-term prognosis in patients hospitalized for decompensated systolic heart failure?
Population
227 patients hospitalized for decompensated heart failure due to ischemic or nonischemic dilated…
Comparison
Presence of narrow fragmented QRS on admission… vs Absence of narrow fragmented QRS on admission…
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
mean 3.73 ± 1.41 years
Authors
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Narrow fQRS on admission ECG may identify higher cardiovascular mortality risk in decompensated systolic HF; hypothesis-generating and requires prospective validation.
Does the presence of narrow fQRS on admission ECG predict worse long-term prognosis in patients hospitalized for decompensated systolic heart failure?
The presence of narrow fragmented QRS on admission ECG is an independent predictor of cardiovascular mortality in patients hospitalized for decompensated systolic heart failure.
Özcan et al. (2013) studied this question.
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