
El intervalo QT es un marcador del estado de la repolarización ventricular. El aumento de la heterogeneidad en la repolarización de los ventrículos, se asocia a un mayor riesgo para la aparición de arritmias ventriculares malignas y puede ser expresado a través de la dispersión del intervalo QT. En la práctica, la dispersión de este intervalo puede ser definida como la diferencia entre el QT máximo y mínimo en un ECG estándar de 12 derivaciones, aunque existen diversos métodos para realizar su medición. En este artículo se realiza una revisión de algunos aspectos fundamentales relacionados a la dispersión del QT, su expresión clínica, las bases celulares y las limitaciones del método; que pueden resultar de utilidad en la evaluación de este importante signo. The QT interval is a marker of ventricular repolarization. The increase of heterogeneity in the repolarization of the ventricles is associated with a higher risk for the appareance of malignant ventricular arrhytmias and it may be expressed by the dispersion of the QT interval. In practice, the dispersion of this interval may be defined as the difference between the maximum and the minimum QT in a standard EKG of 12 derivations, eventhough there are diverse methods to measure it. Areview of some fundamental aspects connected with the QT dispersion, its clinical expression, the cellular bases and the limitations of the method that may be useful to evaluate this important sign is made.
MARCAPASO ARTIFICIAL, SINDROME DE QT PROLONGADO, MUERTE SUBITA CARDIACA, RC31-1245, LONG QT SYNDROME, RC666-701, ELECTROCARDIOGRAFIA, Diseases of the circulatory (Cardiovascular) system, ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY, SUDDEN CARDIAC DEATH., Internal medicine, ARTIFICIAL PACEMAKER
MARCAPASO ARTIFICIAL, SINDROME DE QT PROLONGADO, MUERTE SUBITA CARDIACA, RC31-1245, LONG QT SYNDROME, RC666-701, ELECTROCARDIOGRAFIA, Diseases of the circulatory (Cardiovascular) system, ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY, SUDDEN CARDIAC DEATH., Internal medicine, ARTIFICIAL PACEMAKER
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