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Published in: Obesity Surgery 4/2017

01-04-2017 | Original Contributions

QT Interval Shortening After Bariatric Surgery Depends on the Applied Heart Rate Correction Equation

Authors: Erik K. Grasser, Barbara Ernst, Martin Thurnheer, Bernd Schultes

Published in: Obesity Surgery | Issue 4/2017

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Abstract

Background

A shortening of electrocardiographic QT interval has been observed in obese subjects after weight loss, but previous results may have been biased by inappropriate heart rate (HR) correction.

Methods

Electrocardiography (ECG) recordings of 49 (35 females) severely obese patients before and 12 months after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) surgery were analysed. QT interval (QTc) was calculated by using four different equations, i.e. Bazett, Fridericia, Framingham and Hodges.

Results

Irrespectively of the used correction formula, QTc interval length was reduced after the surgery (QTcBazett −31 ± 18 ms; QTcFridericia −12 ± 15 ms; QTcFramingham −14 ± 15 ms; QTcHodges −9 ± 15 ms; all Ps < 0.001), but QTcBazett reduction was significantly greater than the reduction in QTc calculated upon the other three equations (all Ps < 0.001). Moreover, changes in QTcBazett (P < 0.001) but not in QTcFridericia, QTcFramingham and QTcHodges (all Ps > 0.05) were significantly correlated with concurrent changes in HR. Multivariate regression analyses revealed a significant independent association of serum insulin levels with QTcFridericia, QTcFramingham and QTcHodges values (all Ps < 0.05) preoperatively, whilst changes in QTc interval length after the surgery were not consistently associated to concurrent changes in metabolic traits.

Conclusions

Our data show that the extent of weight loss-associated QTc interval shortening largely depends on the applied HR correction equation and appears to be overestimated when the most popular Bazett’s equation is used.
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Metadata
Title
QT Interval Shortening After Bariatric Surgery Depends on the Applied Heart Rate Correction Equation
Authors
Erik K. Grasser
Barbara Ernst
Martin Thurnheer
Bernd Schultes
Publication date
01-04-2017
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
Obesity Surgery / Issue 4/2017
Print ISSN: 0960-8923
Electronic ISSN: 1708-0428
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11695-016-2393-8

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