Découvrez l'article du mois de février des Archives of Cardiovascular Diseases, la revue scientifique en anglais de la SFC :
Prolongation of the heart rate-corrected QT interval is associated with cardiovascular diseases: Systematic review and meta-analysis
Sabrina J.G.C. Welten, Petra J.M. Elders, Sharon Remmelzwaal, Roos Doekhie, Kok Wai Kee, Giel Nijpels, Amber A. van der Heijden, for the ESCAPE-NET investigators
Highlights
• QTc prolongation was associated with atrial fibrillation.
• QTc prolongation was associated with stroke and sudden cardiac death.
• No association was found for myocardial infarction.
Keywords
• Cardiovascular diseases
• QT interval
• QTc prolongation
• ESCAPE-NET
• Risk factors