Acquired long QT syndrome in chronic kidney disease patients [PDF]
Renal Failure, 2020 Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of morbidity and mortality in chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients. QT interval prolongation is a congenital or acquired condition that is associated with an increased risk of torsade de pointes (TdP ...
Peng Liu +5 more
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The anti-aging factor Klotho protects against acquired long QT syndrome induced by uremia and promoted by fibroblast growth factor 23 [PDF]
BMC Medicine, 2022 Background Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is associated with increased propensity for arrhythmias. In this context, ventricular repolarization alterations have been shown to predispose to fatal arrhythmias and sudden cardiac death.
José Alberto Navarro-García +16 more
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Hospitalized cancer patients with acquired long QT syndrome-a matched case-control study [PDF]
Cardio-Oncology, 2020 Background Our recent study has revealed that many hospitalized patients with acquired long QT syndrome (ALQTS) are cancer patients. This study aims to determine the risk factors and outcomes of hospitalized cancer patients with ALQTS.
Yajuan Lin +9 more
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Mechanisms, Risk Factors, and Management of Acquired Long QT Syndrome: A Comprehensive Review [PDF]
The Scientific World Journal, 2012 Long QT syndrome is characterized by prolongation of the corrected QT (QTc) interval on the surface electrocardiogram and is associated with precipitation of torsade de pointes (TdP), a polymorphic ventricular tachycardia that may cause sudden death ...
Eleftherios M. Kallergis +4 more
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Acquired Long QT Syndrome and Electrophysiology of Torsade de Pointes [PDF]
Arrhythmia & Electrophysiology Review, 2019 Congenital long QT syndrome (LQTS) has been the most investigated cardiac ion channelopathy. Although congenital LQTS remains the domain of cardiologists, cardiac electrophysiologists and specialised centres, the much more frequently acquired LQTS is the
Nabil El-Sherif +2 more
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Vomiting, electrolyte disturbance, and medications; the perfect storm for acquired long QT syndrome and cardiac arrest: a case report [PDF]
Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2022 Background Acquired long QT syndrome is an important and preventable cause of cardiac arrest. Certain medications and electrolyte disturbance are common contributors, and often coexist. In this case, we report five contributors to cardiac arrest.
K. D. Tiver +5 more
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Pseudo 2:1 AV Block From Acquired Long QT Syndrome From Eating Clay [PDF]
JACC: Case Reports, 2023 Age-related degeneration of the cardiac conduction system is an important cause of heart block and a leading indication for permanent pacemaker implantations.
Kabo Mojela, MBChB, MMed +2 more
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Selective acquired long QT syndrome (saLQTS) upon risperidone treatment [PDF]
BMC Psychiatry, 2012 Background Numerous structurally unrelated drugs, including antipsychotics, can prolong QT interval and trigger the acquired long QT syndrome (aLQTS). All of them are thought to act at the level of KCNH2, a subunit of the potassium channel.
Lazarczyk Maciej +3 more
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Long QT syndrome - causes and risk factors [PDF]
Journal of Education, Health and Sport, 2018 Sudden cardiac death is a major public health challenge, which can be caused by genetic or acquired structural or electrophysiological abnormalities. These abnormalities include channelopathies such as long QT, short QT and Brugada syndromes.
Erwin Ciechański +3 more
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Pueraria mirifica, an estrogenic tropical herb, unveiled the severity of Type 1 LQTS caused by KCNQ1‐T587M [PDF]
Journal of Arrhythmia, 2021 After taking an estrogen-containing supplement derived from a tropical plant Pueraria mirifica, a 24-year-old woman presented marked QT prolongation and repetitive torsade de pointes.
Asami Kashiwa +7 more
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