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Table 2 Cardiac Time intervals as per the WHO classification

From: A systematic review of cardiac time intervals utilising non-invasive fetal electrocardiogram in normal fetuses

Study

N

Early pre– term (≤ 32 weeks)

Late pre– term (32–37 weeks)

Term (≥ 37 weeks)

(ms)

 

QT

CI

QRS

CI

PR

CI

QT

CI

QRS

CI

PR

CI

QT

CI

QRS

CI

PR

CI

Abboud et al. (1990) [20]

21

      

264

224–302

46.3

44–49

103

88–117

245

225–265

46.4

43–50

115.8

91–141

Taylor et al. (2003) [24]

199

251

289–304

47

61–65

102

110–114

      

259

306–321

55

70–75

105

133–142

Chia et al. (2005) [22]

374

228.4

219–239

49.4

45–54

105.6

99–118

235

230–240

51

48–52

110

107–113

243

239–245

63

51–55

110

108–112

Taylor et al. (2005) [25]

15

255

 

62

 

92.5

       

256

 

56

 

103.8

 

Hayashi R et al. (2009) [23]

48

        

57

     

52

   

Arya et al. (2015) [21]

13

  

96

 

132.8

   

85

 

128

   

76

 

135

 

Yilmaz et al. (2015)

64

235.5

 

54

47–57

97.5

91–105

233

 

56

49–63

109

89–110

      

Wacker Gussmann et al. (2017) [26]

117

      

253

247–259

50.3

49–51

107.3

103–110

250

246–254

53

52–54

108

104–112

  1. CI- 95% Confidence interval