Familial mediterranean fever electrocardiogram

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Sahar Memar Montazerin, M.D.[2]

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There are no ECG findings associated with familial Mediterranean fever. An ECG may be helpful in the diagnosis of pericarditis, one of the possible manifestations of FMF. Findings on an ECG suggestive of/diagnostic of pericarditis are described here comprehensively.

There are no ECG findings associated with familial Mediterranean fever. Findings on an ECG suggestive of/diagnostic of pericarditis are described here comprehensively.
Some studies have also suggested non-specific ECG findings in FMF patients, these findings include:^[1]^[2]
Heart rate variability
QT prolongation

↑ Rozenbaum M, Naschitz JE, Yudashkin M, Rosner I, Sabo E, Shaviv N, Gaitini L, Zuckerman E, Yeshurun D (May 2002). "Cardiovascular autonomic dysfunction in familial Mediterranean fever". J. Rheumatol. 29 (5): 987–9. PMID 12022362.
↑ Akcay A, Acar G, Sayarlioglu M, Sokmen A, Kaya H, Ispiroglu M, Koroglu S (2009). "QT dispersion and transmural dispersion of repolarization in patients with familial Mediterranean fever". Mod Rheumatol. 19 (5): 550–5. doi:10.1007/s10165-009-0196-7. PMID 19578931.