QTc prolongation prior to angiography predicts poor outcome and associates significantly with lower left ventricular ejection fractions and higher left ventricular end-diastolic pressures

BACKGROUND: QT prolongation on the surface ECG is associated with sudden cardiac death. The cause of QT prolongation in ischaemic heart disease (IHD) patients remains unknown, but may be due to a complex interplay between genetic factors and impaired systolic and/or diastolic function through as yet...

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Autores principales: Van Der Bijl, Pieter, Heradien, Marshall, Doubell, Anton, Brink, Paul
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Clinics Cardive Publishing 2012
Materias:
Cardiovascular Topics
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3721884/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23192258
http://dx.doi.org/10.5830/CVJA-2012-060

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