Abstract
OBJECTIVE: There is a known relationship between frontal-QRS-T (F-QRS-T) angle and coronary artery disease (CAD). This study examined the relationship between F-QRS-T angle changes and CAD severity in patients with stable CAD. METHODS: A total of 202 patients were included in the study after the implementation of exclusion criteria among 894 patients, who were admitted to the outpatient clinic with stable angina pectoris between September 2018 and September 2019. The F-QRS-T angle calculated on the 12-lead electrocardiograms (ECGs) of the patients (taken in the outpatient clinic), and the CAD severity calculated using the Gensini score in patients undergoing coronary angiography were compared. RESULTS: Of the patients included in the study, 38.6% were female and 61.4% were male. The mean age was calculated as 60.16±11.27 years, and 52% of the patients had hypertension. There was no difference between the groups in terms of demographic and clinical values. In a comparison of CAD severity and F-QRS-T angles, the F-QRS-T angle was seen to be statistically significantly higher in the severe CAD group [91°° (102/79)] compared to the group with mild CAD [53°° (64/38)]. In the multivariate logistic regression analysis, there was a significant association between the F-QRS-T angle (odds ratio=1.09, 95% confidence interval=1.06-1.11, p<0.001) and CAD severity. CONCLUSION: It seems that CAD severity in patients who were non-diabetic and had stable angina pectoris is associated with the F-QRS-T angle.