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CORRELATION BETWEEN DIATARY-BASED SYMPTOMS AND FREQUENCY OF ARRHYTHMIAS ON 24-HOUR HOLTER ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHIC MONITORING
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Background: The electrocardiogram diary plays an important role in diagnosing the impact of cardiac disorders in arrhythmic patients assigned to attach the 24-hour Holter electrocardiogram. Data on the relationship between symptoms in the diary and arrhythmias recorded at the same time on the 24-hour Holter ECG are limited in Vietnam. Objective: The aim of our study was to describe the relationship between symptoms recorded in the diary and arrhythmias on the 24-hour Holter electrocardiogram. Materials and Methods: This was a descriptive cross-sectional study. The study included 312 patients with cardiovascular disease assigned to the Holter 24-hour electrocardiogram. Use the Philips Holter DigiTrak XT 5-electrode system for ECG recording and analysis. Results: Among the 312 patients, the mean age was 52.3 ± 16.1 years, male accounted for 54.5% (170/142). The most common complaints were palpitation (40.7%) and fatigue/headache (25%). The study recorded 99 patients (31.7%) with major arrhythmias on Holter 24-hour electrocardiogram, supraventricular arrhythmias, ventricular tachycardia, bradycardia, and frequent premature ventricular contraction had a ratio of 9.9, 4.8%, 10.3%, and 11.9%, respectively. There were 57 patients (18.3%) who complained of symptoms in the diary when attaching a 24-hour Holter ECG, the most common symptoms were chest pain (42.1%) and fatigue/headache (40.4%). Symptoms and arrhythmias co-occurred in 14 patients, accounting for 24.6% of symptomatic patients. There are no specific symptoms that predict a specific type of arrhythmia. Conclusions: Our study showd that approximately one third of the study patients had major arrhythmias on the 24-hour Holter ECG, one-fifth of the patients reported having at least one symptom in the diary. The results showed that 24.6% of the patients had symptoms in the diary associated with concurrent cardiac arrhythmias.
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diatary, symptoms, 24-hour Holter ECG, arrthrymia
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