Ann Cardiol Cardiovasc Med | Volume 3, Issue 3 | Research Article | Open Access
Kyriazis K1,2,3*, Ismibayli Z1, Nazirova V1, Alqayeva S1, Suleymanova G3, Sultanov I1 and Aliyev F2
1Department of Cardiology, XMSK Hospital, Azerbaijan 2Department of Cardiology, Azerbaijan Medical University, Azerbaijan 3Department of Cardiology, Merkezi Hospital, Azerbaijan
*Correspondance to: Konstantinos Kyriazis
Fulltext PDFObjective: To this date there is no information regarding the prevalence of neither the Early Repolarization Syndrome (ERS) nor the Brugada Syndrome (BrS) electrocardiographic patterns in Azerbaijan. Study design and setting: This is a retrospective study of electrocardiographic recordings obtained between 2011 and 2012 in one clinical center in Baku, Azerbaijan, during routine check-ups of 1,079 males and females of the general population with an age range between 23 and 78 years (mean age 44 years). The presence of a J-wave in lateral, inferior/inferolateral, right precordial or all leads was evaluated by two independent cardiologists. Results: The J wave electrocardiographic pattern was present in 66 subjects (6.12%). The ERS pattern was present in 63 subjects (5.84%), more specifically 1.4% ERS type 1, 4.4% ERS type 2 and 0% ERS type 3. The BrS pattern was present in 3 subjects (0.27%), all of which had a type 2 pattern. Conclusion: The J wave syndrome electrocardiographic pattern is not rare in Azerbaijan’s general population. The prevalence of both the ERS and the BrS pattern is similar to existing reports from other countries.
Early repolarization; Brugada syndrome; J wave syndromes; J point elevation; Sudden cardiac death
Kyriazis K, Ismibayli Z, Nazirova V, Alqayeva S, Suleymanova G, Sultanov I, et al. Prevalence of J-Wave Syndrome Electrocardiographic Patterns in a Sample of Azerbaijan’s General Population. Ann Cardiol Cardiovasc Med. 2019; 3(3): 1030..