Prolongation of the QTc Interval at Admission is Associated with Increased Mortality in Patients with SARS-COV-2 during Hospitalization.
Stephany BarbosaOscar Mauricio Muñoz-VelandiaAlejandra CañasAngel Alberto GarciaPublished in: Arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia (2023)
Hospital mortality due to SARS-COV-2 is associated with prolonging the QTc interval at the time of admission, even after adjusting for age, sex, comorbidities, and basal severity of infection. Additional research is needed to establish whether these findings are related to cardiac involvement by the virus, hypoxia, and systemic inflammation.