There were 252 patients with EKG results included for the analysis; they were given concomitant therapy for median 7 days. This article is written live from ID Week 2017 Annual Meeting in San Diego, ...

QT prolongation occurs when the heart muscle takes longer to contract and relax than usual. It can affect heart rhythms and lead to sudden cardiac arrest. The heart is a muscle that contracts and ...

The QT interval is the time from the beginning of the QRS complex (ventricular depolarization) to the end of the T wave (ventricular repolarization). The normal QT interval is controversial and ...

February 19, 2009 (Portland, Oregon) — Both diabetes and QT-interval-prolonging medications were significant and independent risk factors for sudden cardiac death (SCD) among members of a ...

Long QT syndrome is a leading cause of sudden death in young persons, with a prevalence exceeding 1 in 2000. It is characterized by prolongation of the QT interval, aberrant T-wave morphologic ...

Department of Molecular Pharmacology & Experimental Therapeutics, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA Correspondence to Dr M J Ackerman, Long QT Syndrome Clinic and the Mayo Clinic Windland Smith ...

Long QT interval is a condition that affects the heart’s electrical rhythm, which can lead to potentially life threatening arrhythmia. Behind the pumping action of the heart is an electrical ...