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01-11-2013 | Meeting abstract
P01-038 – QT and JT dispersion in children with FMF
Authors:
K Fidanci, A Kilic, M Gulgun, C Acikel, G Basbozkurt, E Demirkaya, F Gok, FMF Arthritis Vasculitis and Orphan disease Research in Pediatric Rheumatology (FAVOR)
Published in:
Pediatric Rheumatology
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Special Issue 1/2013
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Excerpt
Familial Mediterranean Fever (FMF) is an autoimmune, autosomal recessive inherited disorder, and characterized by recurrent episodes of peritonitis, plöritis and arthritis. Patients with inflammatory disease are at increased risk of cardiovascular complications due to rhythm disorders. QT and JT dispersions are simple and non-invasive arrhythmogenic markers and can be used to assess the homogeneity of cardiac repolarization. …