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QT prolongation in HIV-positive patients: Review articleKey points

Indian Heart Journal, 2019
Introduction: Antiretrovirals have immensely increased the average life expectancy of HIV-positive patients. However, the incidence of QT interval prolongation and other arrhythmias has also increased. Methods: Pubmed and Google Scholar were searched for
Jing Liu, Sumit K. Shah, Indranill Basu-Ray, Julia Garcia-Diaz, Kainat Khalid, Mohammad Saeed   +5 more
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Torsade de pointes in liver transplantation recipient after induction of general anesthesia: a case report [PDF]

Korean Journal of Anesthesiology, 2014
Torsade de pointes (TdP) is an uncommon and specific form of polymorphic ventricular tachycardia, associated with a prolonged QT interval. Prolongation of the QT interval is the most widely recognized electrophysiological abnormality in patients with ...
Eun-Jin Chung, Yun-Seok Jeon, Hyun-Joo Kim, Kook Hyun Lee, Ji-Won Lee, Kyoung-Ah Han, Seung-Hwan Jung   +6 more
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Beyond a prolonged QT interval

JRSM Short Reports, 2013
A hypocalcaemia case is presented with convulsions, electrocardiogram (ECG) changes and laboratory findings suggestive of osteomalacia. This case constitutes a rare presentation of osteomalacia-induced hypocalcaemia.
Bitar, Zouheir Ibrahim, Maadarani, Ossama, Alfayed, Hani, Bitar, Mohammed   +3 more
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THE WAYS TO ENHANCE SAFETY OF COMBINATIONS OF DRUGS PROLONGING QT INTERVAL IN THE OUT-PATIENT AND POLYCLINIC PRACTICE

Вестник анестезиологии и реаниматологии, 2018
Prolongation of QT interval is a predictor of fatal disorders of cardiac rhythm and sudden death. Side effects of medications is one of the main causes of prolonged QT interval.
E. V. Shikh, Zh. M. Sizova, A. D. Ismagilov, M. A. Vyzhigina   +3 more
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Antipsychotics and Torsadogenic Risk: Signals Emerging from the US FDA Adverse Event Reporting System Database [PDF]

, 2013
Background: Drug-induced torsades de pointes (TdP) and related clinical entities represent a current regulatory and clinical burden. Objective: As part of the FP7 ARITMO (Arrhythmogenic Potential of Drugs) project, we explored the publicly available US ...
MORETTI, Ugo, De Ponti F., Sturkenboom, M, Sturkenboom, M.C.J.M. (Miriam), De Ponti, F, Behr, E.R. (Elijah), Koci A, Spina, E, Sturkenboom M, Ariola Koci, Poluzzi E, Spina E, Raschi, E. (Emanuel), Ponti, F. (Fabrizio) de, Ugo Moretti, Spina, E. (Edoardo), Poluzzi, E, POLUZZI, ELISABETTA, Koci, A. (Ariola), Behr ER, Koci, A, Elijah R. Behr, Elisabetta Poluzzi, Poluzzi, E. (Elisabetta), Sturkenboom, MCJM, Moretti, U. (Ugo), Fabrizio De Ponti, KOCI, ARIOLA, Moretti, U, Emanuel Raschi, Raschi, E, Miriam Sturkenboom, DE PONTI, FABRIZIO, Moretti U, RASCHI, EMANUEL, Behr, ER, Raschi E, Edoardo Spina   +37 more
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Prolonged QT Interval: A Tricky Diagnosis? [PDF]

The American Journal of Cardiology, 1997
Prolonged heart-rate adjusted QT intervals on the electrocardiogram (ECG) are associated with an increased risk for coronary heart disease and sudden death. However, the diagnosis of the prolonged QT interval is hampered by lack of standards. We studied variations in the prevalence of prolonged QT, based on different common definitions, in a large ...
M C, de Bruyne, A W, Hoes, J A, Kors, J M, Dekker, A, Hofman, J H, van Bemmel, D E, Grobbee   +6 more
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Prevalence of QTc interval prolongation and its associated risk factors among psychiatric patients: a prospective observational study

BMC Psychiatry, 2020
Background QT interval prolongation is a growing concern worldwide, posing psychiatric patients to life-threatening fatal arrhythmias i.e., torsade de pointes.
Zahid Ali, Mohammad Ismail, Zahid Nazar, Fahadullah Khan, Qasim Khan, Sidra Noor   +5 more
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Development of a Risk Score for QT Prolongation in the Intensive Care Unit Using Time-Series Electrocardiogram Data and Electronic Medical Records [PDF]

Healthcare Informatics Research, 2021
Objectives Drug-induced QT prolongation can lead to life-threatening arrhythmia. In the intensive care unit (ICU), various drugs are administered concurrently, which can increase the risk of QT prolongation.
Tae Young Kim, Byung Jin Choi, Yeryung Koo, Sukhoon Lee, Dukyong Yoon   +4 more
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Genetic and Molecular Aspects of Drug-Induced QT Interval Prolongation. [PDF]

Int J Mol Sci, 2021
Long QT syndromes can be either acquired or congenital. Drugs are one of the many etiologies that may induce acquired long QT syndrome. In fact, many drugs frequently used in the clinical setting are a known risk factor for a prolonged QT interval, thus ...
Baracaldo-Santamaría D, Llinás-Caballero K, Corso-Ramirez JM, Restrepo CM, Dominguez-Dominguez CA, Fonseca-Mendoza DJ, Calderon-Ospina CA.   +6 more
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Diclofenac Prolongs Repolarization in Ventricular Muscle with Impaired Repolarization Reserve [PDF]

, 2012
Background: The aim of the present work was to characterize the electrophysiological effects of the non-steroidal anti- inflammatory drug diclofenac and to study the possible proarrhythmic potency of the drug in ventricular muscle.
Juhász Viktor, István Koncz, Biliczki, Péter, Kristóf Attila, Virág, László, Viktor Juhász, Papp Gyula, Papp Julius Gy, Szél Tamás, Varró András, Kristóf, Attila, Norbert Jost, András Varró, Attila Kristóf, Baczkó István, Virág László, Kohajda, Zsófia, László Virág, Husti, Zoltán, Juhász, Viktor, Zsófia Kohajda, Baczkó, István, Kohajda Zsófia, Biliczki Péter, Julius Gy Papp, Jost Norbert László, Jost, Norbert, Husti Zoltán, Varró, András, Tamás Szél, Jost Norbert, Koncz István, Péter Biliczki, Szél, Tamás, István Baczkó, Papp, Gyula, Zoltán Husti   +36 more
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