Recently, it has been found that high level of serum uric acid (SUA) is causally related to sudden cardiac death (SCD). We examined the sex-specific associations of SUA with prolonged heart rate-corrected QT (QTc) interval in a general Chinese population.A large sample of 11,206 Chinese research participants aged 35 years and older was recruited from rural areas of Liaoning Province during 2012...

Introduction Life-threatening arrhytmias, including torsades de pointes and ventricular fibrillation, may be induced by corrected QT (QTc) interval prolongation. Several antimicrobial drugs have been associated with QTc interval prolongation [1,2]. Favipiravir is an inhibitor of the RNA-dependent RNA polymerase of many RNA viruses, including influenza viruses, arenaviruses, phleboviruses, hanta...

J U L Y 2 0 1 4 , V O L . 7 2 , N O 6 © Van Zuiden Communications B.V. All rights reserved. To the Editor, We read with interest the recently published article by Kan et al. In this review, the authors address the identification and management of drug-intoxicated patients who may be at risk for prolongation of the QT interval corrected for heart rate (QTc) and possible torsades de pointes (TdP)...

BACKGROUND Concern regarding the QTc interval in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected patients has been growing in recent years, and cases of prolonged QTc interval and torsades de pointes have been described in HIV-infected patients on methadone therapy. This study aimed to determine the prevalence and factors associated with long QTc interval in a cohort of opioid-dependent HIV-infecte...

In this study, we measured the effects of spinal anesthesia on the corrected QT (QTc) interval in women with severe preeclampsia. Twenty-five preeclamptic (preeclamptic group) and 25 healthy pregnant women with normal arterial blood pressure and QTc interval (control group) were enrolled in this prospective, case-controlled study. Arterial blood pressure, heart rate, and QTc interval values wer...

AIMS Identification of a prolonged, corrected QT (QTc) interval in athletes may be a recommendation for disqualification from competitive sports. However, the prevalence and diagnostic significance of an isolated prolonged QTc in asymptomatic athletes without familial disease is unknown. METHODS AND RESULTS Between 1996 and 2006, 2000 elite athletes (mean age, 20.2 years) underwent 12-lead EC...

Background Pulmonary hypertension (PH) in congenital heart disease affects the patient’s prognosis. Prolonged QRS and QTc intervals in ECG may intensify life-threatening dysrhythmia in patients. We aimed to investigate the correlation between QRS, QTc, and JTc intervals prolongation in ECG with PH in Congenital Heart Disease (CHD) patients. Mate...

QTc interval prolongation is a serious diabetic complication and increases mortality rate. Hyperglycemia inhibits the rapid component of delayed rectifier potassium channel currents (Ikr) and prolongs the QTc interval on electrocardiograms. Sevoflurane also inhibits the Ikr and causes QTc interval prolongation. In fact, torsade de pointes occurred in a patient with poorly controlled diabetes me...

BACKGROUND Reduced insulin sensitivity not only contributes to the pathogenesis of type 2 diabetes but is also linked to multiple metabolic risk factors and cardiovascular diseases (CVD). A prolonged heart rate-corrected QT interval (QTc interval) is related to ventricular arrhythmias and CVD mortality and exhibits a high prevalence among type 2 diabetes patients. The aim of the study was to in...