Multiple categories of non-cardiac QT-prolonging drugs are associated with increased risk of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: real-world data from a population-based study.

Talip E ErogluMarieke T BlomPatrick C SouvereinAnthonius de BoerHanno L Tan

Published in: Europace : European pacing, arrhythmias, and cardiac electrophysiology : journal of the working groups on cardiac pacing, arrhythmias, and cardiac cellular electrophysiology of the European Society of Cardiology (2021)

Both category 1 and category 2 QT-drugs are associated with increased OHCA-risk in both sexes, at all ages, and in patients taking or not taking cardiovascular drugs.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
drug induced
ejection fraction
chronic kidney disease
newly diagnosed
prognostic factors
peritoneal dialysis
left ventricular
patient reported