Serum albumin level and abnormal corrected QT interval in patients with coronary artery disease and chronic kidney disease.

Cheng-Ching WuYung-Chuan LuTeng-Hung YuChao-Ping WangWei-Chin HungWei-Hua TangI-Ting TsaiFu-Mei ChungYau-Jiunn LeeJeng-Shiung Jan

Published in: Internal medicine journal (2019)

Concentrations of serum albumin were significantly lower in the patients with an abnormal QTc interval and were associated with QTc prolongation. Further studies are needed to clarify whether lower serum albumin plays a role in the pathogenesis of QTc prolongation.

Keyphrases

chronic kidney disease
drug induced
end stage renal disease
case control
peritoneal dialysis