A prolonged QTc-interval at the emergency department: Should we always be prepared for the worst?

Bert VandenberkCaroline SiauEline VandaelLaura PuypeJordi BrandersPhilippe DewolfVeerle FoulonRik WillemsSandra Verelst

Published in: Journal of cardiovascular electrophysiology (2019)

QTcA reduced the number of patients considered at risk. Neither QTcB nor QTcA were predictors of in-hospital mortality. A severely prolonged QTcA was associated with cardiovascular events.

Keyphrases

cardiovascular events
emergency department
end stage renal disease
coronary artery disease
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
ejection fraction
cardiovascular disease
peritoneal dialysis
prognostic factors
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patient reported outcomes
patient reported
electronic health record