Fragmented QRS in inferior leads is associated
with non-alcholic fatty liver disease, body-mass
index, and interventricular septum thickness in
young men

Imre, Gurkan; Oğuz, Mustafa; Sarıkaya, Remzi; KÜMET, ÖMER; Akbulut, Tayyar; Şengül, Cihan

doi:10.5152/AnatolJCardiol.2021.433

Fragmented QRS in inferior leads is associated with non-alcholic fatty liver disease, body-mass index, and interventricular septum thickness in young men

Remzi SARIKAYA, (Sağlık Bilimleri Üniversitesi, Van Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi, Kardiyoloji Anabilim Dalı, Van, Türkiye)

Cihan ŞENGÜL, (Sağlık Bilimleri Üniversitesi, Van Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi, Kardiyoloji Anabilim Dalı, Van, Türkiye)

Ömer KÜMET, (Sağlık Bilimleri Üniversitesi, Van Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi, Kardiyoloji Anabilim Dalı, Van, Türkiye)

Gürkan İMRE, (Sağlık Bilimleri Üniversitesi, Van Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi, Kardiyoloji Anabilim Dalı, Van, Türkiye)

Tayyar AKBULUT, (Sağlık Bilimleri Üniversitesi, Van Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi, Kardiyoloji Anabilim Dalı, Van, Türkiye)

Mustafa OĞUZ (Sağlık Bilimleri Üniversitesi, Van Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi, Kardiyoloji Anabilim Dalı, Van, Türkiye)

The Anatolian Journal of Cardiology

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Yıl: 2022 Cilt: 26 Sayı: 2 Sayfa Aralığı: 100 - 104 Metin Dili: İngilizce DOI: 10.5152/AnatolJCardiol.2021.433 İndeks Tarihi: 17-06-2022

Fragmented QRS in inferior leads is associated with non-alcholic fatty liver disease, body-mass index, and interventricular septum thickness in young men

Öz:

Objective: Fragmented QRS (fQRS) has been shown to be related to coronary heart disease, heart failure, hypertension, cardiac arrhythmia, and metabolic syndrome. Although fQRS in lateral leads is shown to be associated with a poor outcome in patients with a known cardiac disease, the knowledge about the significance and prevalence of fQRS in inferior leads is scarce. This study aimed to investigate the prevalence and predictors of fQRS in inferior leads in healthy young men. Methods: A total of 1,155 men underwent electrocardiography (ECG), hepatic ultrasonography, and routine biochemical tests. A total of 210 eligible men with fQRS in inferior leads (group 1) and 770 eligible men without fQRS in inferior leads (group 2) were compared with each other in terms of clinical, demographic, and laboratory parameters. Results: The prevalence of fQRS in inferior leads was found to 21.4%. Body mass index (BMI), systolic blood pressure (BP), creatinine, and alanine aminotransferase levels; non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) percentage; and interventricular septum thickness (IVST) were significantly greater in group 1 than those in group 2. BMI, IVST, NAFLD, creatinine, ALT, and systolic BP were entered in a model of multiple regression analyses to predict fQRS, a dependent variable. NAFLD was the best independent predictor of fQRS (β=6.115, p=0.001). BMI (β=1.448, p=0.014) and IVST (β=1.058, p=0.029) were the other independent predictors of fQRS in inferior leads. Conclusion: This study demonstrated the association of fQRS in inferior leads with NAFLD, BMI, and IVST in young men.

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APA	Sarıkaya R, Şengül C, KÜMET Ö, Imre G, Akbulut T, Oğuz M (2022). Fragmented QRS in inferior leads is associated with non-alcholic fatty liver disease, body-mass index, and interventricular septum thickness in young men. , 100 - 104. 10.5152/AnatolJCardiol.2021.433
Chicago	Sarıkaya Remzi,Şengül Cihan,KÜMET ÖMER,Imre Gurkan,Akbulut Tayyar,Oğuz Mustafa Fragmented QRS in inferior leads is associated with non-alcholic fatty liver disease, body-mass index, and interventricular septum thickness in young men. (2022): 100 - 104. 10.5152/AnatolJCardiol.2021.433
MLA	Sarıkaya Remzi,Şengül Cihan,KÜMET ÖMER,Imre Gurkan,Akbulut Tayyar,Oğuz Mustafa Fragmented QRS in inferior leads is associated with non-alcholic fatty liver disease, body-mass index, and interventricular septum thickness in young men. , 2022, ss.100 - 104. 10.5152/AnatolJCardiol.2021.433
AMA	Sarıkaya R,Şengül C,KÜMET Ö,Imre G,Akbulut T,Oğuz M Fragmented QRS in inferior leads is associated with non-alcholic fatty liver disease, body-mass index, and interventricular septum thickness in young men. . 2022; 100 - 104. 10.5152/AnatolJCardiol.2021.433
Vancouver	Sarıkaya R,Şengül C,KÜMET Ö,Imre G,Akbulut T,Oğuz M Fragmented QRS in inferior leads is associated with non-alcholic fatty liver disease, body-mass index, and interventricular septum thickness in young men. . 2022; 100 - 104. 10.5152/AnatolJCardiol.2021.433
IEEE	Sarıkaya R,Şengül C,KÜMET Ö,Imre G,Akbulut T,Oğuz M "Fragmented QRS in inferior leads is associated with non-alcholic fatty liver disease, body-mass index, and interventricular septum thickness in young men." , ss.100 - 104, 2022. 10.5152/AnatolJCardiol.2021.433
ISNAD	Sarıkaya, Remzi vd. "Fragmented QRS in inferior leads is associated with non-alcholic fatty liver disease, body-mass index, and interventricular septum thickness in young men". (2022), 100-104. https://doi.org/10.5152/AnatolJCardiol.2021.433

APA	Sarıkaya R, Şengül C, KÜMET Ö, Imre G, Akbulut T, Oğuz M (2022). Fragmented QRS in inferior leads is associated with non-alcholic fatty liver disease, body-mass index, and interventricular septum thickness in young men. The Anatolian Journal of Cardiology, 26(2), 100 - 104. 10.5152/AnatolJCardiol.2021.433
Chicago	Sarıkaya Remzi,Şengül Cihan,KÜMET ÖMER,Imre Gurkan,Akbulut Tayyar,Oğuz Mustafa Fragmented QRS in inferior leads is associated with non-alcholic fatty liver disease, body-mass index, and interventricular septum thickness in young men. The Anatolian Journal of Cardiology 26, no.2 (2022): 100 - 104. 10.5152/AnatolJCardiol.2021.433
MLA	Sarıkaya Remzi,Şengül Cihan,KÜMET ÖMER,Imre Gurkan,Akbulut Tayyar,Oğuz Mustafa Fragmented QRS in inferior leads is associated with non-alcholic fatty liver disease, body-mass index, and interventricular septum thickness in young men. The Anatolian Journal of Cardiology, vol.26, no.2, 2022, ss.100 - 104. 10.5152/AnatolJCardiol.2021.433
AMA	Sarıkaya R,Şengül C,KÜMET Ö,Imre G,Akbulut T,Oğuz M Fragmented QRS in inferior leads is associated with non-alcholic fatty liver disease, body-mass index, and interventricular septum thickness in young men. The Anatolian Journal of Cardiology. 2022; 26(2): 100 - 104. 10.5152/AnatolJCardiol.2021.433
Vancouver	Sarıkaya R,Şengül C,KÜMET Ö,Imre G,Akbulut T,Oğuz M Fragmented QRS in inferior leads is associated with non-alcholic fatty liver disease, body-mass index, and interventricular septum thickness in young men. The Anatolian Journal of Cardiology. 2022; 26(2): 100 - 104. 10.5152/AnatolJCardiol.2021.433
IEEE	Sarıkaya R,Şengül C,KÜMET Ö,Imre G,Akbulut T,Oğuz M "Fragmented QRS in inferior leads is associated with non-alcholic fatty liver disease, body-mass index, and interventricular septum thickness in young men." The Anatolian Journal of Cardiology, 26, ss.100 - 104, 2022. 10.5152/AnatolJCardiol.2021.433
ISNAD	Sarıkaya, Remzi vd. "Fragmented QRS in inferior leads is associated with non-alcholic fatty liver disease, body-mass index, and interventricular septum thickness in young men". The Anatolian Journal of Cardiology 26/2 (2022), 100-104. https://doi.org/10.5152/AnatolJCardiol.2021.433