Sinan Uluyol 1 , Saffet Kilicaslan 2 , Mehmet Hafit Gur 2 , Nermin Erdas Karakaya 2 , Ipek Buber 3 , Sedef Gulcin Ural 4 Show Affiliations »
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: Upper airway obstruction (UAO) can result in cardiac complications, including arrhythmias and sudden cardiac death. Nasal septum deviation (NSD) is a common cause of UAO. The aim of this study was to assess the risk of cardiac arrhythmias in patients with NSD. To assess this risk, we measured noninvasive indicators of atrial arrhythmia (P-wave dispersion [Pd]) and ventricular arrhythmia (corrected QT dispersion [QTcd]) and compared these values between NSD patients and healthy subjects. STUDY DESIGN: Prospective study. SETTINGS: Tertiary referral center. SUBJECTS AND METHODS: This study included 53 consecutive patients who had underwent septoplasty due to marked NSD. Electrocardiographic records were used to determine Pd and QTcd values preoperatively and 6 months postoperatively. Fifty-three consecutive age- and sex-matched subjects without any UAO were also examined as a control group. RESULTS: Preoperative Pd and QTcd values were significantly higher in NSD patients than in the control group (Pd: 57.40 ± 14.21 vs 34.11 ± 7.12 milliseconds, P < .001; QTcd: 81.77 ± 16.39 vs 50.25 ± 11.51 milliseconds, P < .001, respectively). In addition, Pd and QTcd values were significantly greater in preoperative NSD patients when compared with the same patients postoperatively (Pd: 57.40 ± 14.21 vs 36.32 ± 8.9 milliseconds, P = .013; QTcd: 81.77 ± 16.39 vs 55.76 ± 11.4 milliseconds, P = .012, respectively). CONCLUSION: In conclusion, NSD patients are at risk for both atrial and ventricular cardiac arrhythmias; however, septoplasty in these patients can relieve UAO and reduce the risk of arrhythmias. © American Academy of Otolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery Foundation 2016.
OBJECTIVE: Upper airway obstruction (UAO ) can result in cardiac complications , including arrhythmias and sudden cardiac death . Nasal septum deviation (NSD ) is a common cause of UAO . The aim of this study was to assess the risk of cardiac arrhythmias in patients with NSD . To assess this risk, we measured noninvasive indicators of atrial arrhythmia (P-wave dispersion [Pd ]) and ventricular arrhythmia (corrected QT dispersion [QTcd ]) and compared these values between NSD patients and healthy subjects. STUDY DESIGN: Prospective study. SETTINGS: Tertiary referral center. SUBJECTS AND METHODS: This study included 53 consecutive patients who had underwent septoplasty due to marked NSD . Electrocardiographic records were used to determine Pd and QTcd values preoperatively and 6 months postoperatively. Fifty-three consecutive age- and sex-matched subjects without any UAO were also examined as a control group. RESULTS: Preoperative Pd and QTcd values were significantly higher in NSD patients than in the control group (Pd : 57.40 ± 14.21 vs 34.11 ± 7.12 milliseconds, P < .001; QTcd : 81.77 ± 16.39 vs 50.25 ± 11.51 milliseconds, P < .001, respectively). In addition, Pd and QTcd values were significantly greater in preoperative NSD patients when compared with the same patients postoperatively (Pd : 57.40 ± 14.21 vs 36.32 ± 8.9 milliseconds, P = .013; QTcd : 81.77 ± 16.39 vs 55.76 ± 11.4 milliseconds, P = .012, respectively). CONCLUSION: In conclusion, NSD patients are at risk for both atrial and ventricular cardiac arrhythmias ; however, septoplasty in these patients can relieve UAO and reduce the risk of arrhythmias . © American Academy of Otolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery Foundation 2016.
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Keywords:
airway obstruction; atrial arrhythmia; cardiac arrhythmia; electrocardiography; nasal septum; ventricular arrhythmia
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Year: 2016
PMID： 27048668 DOI： 10.1177/0194599816642432
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg ISSN： 0194-5998 Impact factor: 3.497