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Correlation Between The Severity Of Coronary Heart Disease Andqt Dispersion In Patients With Obstructive Sleep Apnea, Rasmijon Rasmijon, Muhammad Yamin, Syahrial M. Hutauruk, Cleopas Martin Rumende

Jurnal Penyakit Dalam Indonesia

Introduction. Coronary heart disease (CHD) and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) are common and complex clinical problems. Both have a high risk of sudden cardiac death (SCD). QT dispersion (QTd) in electrogram is a measure of heterogeneity of myocardial repolarization that can predict the occurrence of ventricular arrhythmias that cause SCD QTd is a predictor of ventricular arrhythmias and sudden cardiac death. So far, there is no publication about the severity relationship CHD with QTd in OSA patients in Indonesia. Methods. A cross-sectional study was conducted on twenty-nine CHD patients accompanied OSA in 2015 who had undergone coronary angiography and polysomnography …