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Pseudo-colouring an ECG enables lay people to detect QT-interval prolongation regardless of heart rate

Drug-induced long QT syndrome (diLQTS), characterized by a prolongation of the QT-interval on the electrocardiogram (ECG), is a serious adverse drug reaction that can cause the life-threatening arrhythmia Torsade de Points (TdP). Self-monitoring for diLQTS could therefore save lives, but detecting i...

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Autores principales: Alahmadi, Alaa, Davies, Alan, Vigo, Markel, Jay, Caroline
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7451551/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32853262
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0237854