Frontal QRS/T angle can predict mortality in COVID-19 patients

The frontal QRS-T (fQRS) angle has been investigated in the general population, including healthy people and patients with heart failure. The fQRS angle can predict mortality due to myocarditis, ischaemic and non-ischaemic cardiomyopathies, idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy, and chronic heart failure in the general population. Moreover, no studies to date have investigated fQRS angle in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients. Thus, the purpose of this retrospective multicentre study was to evaluate the fQRS angle of COVID-19 patients to predict in-hospital mortality and the need for mechanical ventilation.

Source: The American Journal of Emergency Medicine - May 25, 2022 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Ramazan Gunduz, Bekir Serhat Yildiz, Su Ozgur, Mehmet Burak Ozen, Eren Ozan Bakir, Ibrahim Halil Ozdemir, Nurullah Cetin, Songul Usalp, Soner Duman Source Type: research