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Predictors of Cardiac Arrhythmia in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients

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Sponsor: Assiut University

Conditions: Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA)

To evaluate QT dispersion, P-wave dispersion and Tp-e dispersion as predictors of cardiac arrhythmias in patients with rheumatoid arthritis and to assess their relationship with disease characteristics and inflammatory activity

Eligibility overview

Sex: ALL

Age: 18 Years to 65 Years

Healthy volunteers: No

Study type: OBSERVATIONAL

Eligibility criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

* Patients diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis according to the 2010 ACR/EULAR classification criteria
* Age ≥18 years
* Male and female patients

Exclusion Criteria:

* Presence of other autoimmune diseases
* Thyroid disorders
* Use of medications affecting cardiac conduction or repolarization such as amiodarone and other antiarrhythmic drugs
* Electrolyte disturbances including hypocalcemia, hypokalemia and hypomagnesemia
* Known cardiac diseases including ischemic heart disease, valvular heart disease, cardiomyopathy, heart failure or congenital heart disease