Healio

Drug labels, QT prolongation and ECG recommendations

CredibleMeds, a valuable resource for prescribing physicians, now includes information from FDA drug labels to inform prescribers of any ECG monitoring recommendations, warnings for use in congenital ...
Medscape

QTc Interval Prolongations on Two ECGs Aid in SCD Risk Stratification: Rotterdam Study

ROTTERDAM, the NETHERLANDS — A new analysis of participants in a population-based cohort study suggests at least two ECGs might be useful to stratify individuals at risk for sudden cardiac death (SCD) ...
Indiatimes

ECG can identify coronavirus patients at increased death risk: Study

The QT interval refers to the electrical signal from the moment the ventricles or heart chambers contract until they finish relaxing and is measured in milliseconds. Patients with a prolonged QT ...
Nature

Genetics of the ECG: QT or not QT- A genetic analysis of a complex electrophysiological trait confirms several previously detected associations

The heritability of electric excitability patterns of the heart – as reflected by electrocardiographic recordings at the body surface – has long been recognized. 1 Twin and family studies have ...
Healio

Long QT Syndrome

Prolonged QT syndrome (a.k.a. Long QT Syndrome) consists of multiple different variations including long QT type 1-12, Romano-Ward syndrome and Jervell-Lange-Nielsen syndrome. A prolonged QT interval ...
Medscape

Stand Up and Be Counted: ECG-Based Test for Long-QT Syndrome Proposed

February 4, 2010 (Washington, DC) — A profoundly simple test that takes advantage of the brief heart-rate acceleration that occurs when one stands up, especially if it's done quickly, could ...
Stockhouse

Quebec Pharmacists Launch ECG Screening for the Prevention of Drug Induced Sudden Cardiac Death

HeartCheck™ CardiBeat and SMART Monitoring ECG Triaging to be used in Screening Services for detection of QT Prolongation in Community Pharmacies TORONTO, ON / ACCESSWIRE / December 17, 2020 / ...
Nature

Pre-eclampsia: evidence of altered ventricular repolarization by standard ECG parameters and QT dispersion

Pre-eclampsia complicates approximately 6–8% of all pregnancies. Epidemiologic studies have demonstrated a relationship between pre-eclampsia and cardiac morbidity and mortality later in life, but the ...
National Institute for Health and Care Excellence

KardiaMobile 6L for measuring cardiac QT interval in adults having antipsychotic medication: early value assessment

This section describes the evidence gaps, why they need to be addressed and their relative importance for future committee decision making. The committee will not be able to make a positive ...
ascopubs.org

Prevalence, Management, and Clinical Consequences of QT Interval Prolongation During Treatment With Arsenic Trioxide

Arsenic trioxide (ATO) is a highly effective agent for the treatment of acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL). QT interval prolongation is common with ATO and can pose a barrier to effective ...
Finanznachrichten

CardioComm Solutions, Inc: Quebec Pharmacists Launch ECG Screening for the Prevention of Drug Induced Sudden Cardiac Death

HeartCheck CardiBeat and SMART Monitoring ECG Triaging to be used in Screening Services for detection of QT Prolongation in Community Pharmacies TORONTO, ON / ACCESSWIRE / December 17, 2020 / ...
The New England Journal of Medicine

Long-QT Syndrome

This Journal feature begins with a case vignette highlighting a common clinical problem. Evidence supporting various strategies is then presented, followed by a review of formal guidelines, when they ...