Objective: To assess health care practitioners' ability to correctly measure the QT interval, and to identify factors and medications that may increase the risk of QT-interval prolongation and ...

The QT interval is the time from the beginning of the QRS complex (ventricular depolarization) to the end of the T wave (ventricular repolarization). The normal QT interval is controversial and ...

As more consumer-facing devices add features to measure the heart’s electrical activity, companies are looking for new ways to turn this data into valuable health information. AliveCor, a startup that ...

Boston, MA - Patients who receive high doses of the antidepressants citalopram or escitalopram could potentially develop QT-interval prolongation, a marker of a slight increased risk for ventricular ...

Uncertainty remains regarding the value of heart-rate-corrected QT interval (QTc) prolongation on electrocardiogram for predicting cardiovascular disease (CVD), particularly among Asian populations.

Long QT syndrome is a leading cause of sudden death in young persons, with a prevalence exceeding 1 in 2000. It is characterized by prolongation of the QT interval, aberrant T-wave morphologic ...

The QT interval on an electrocardiogram signifies the time required for the heart to repolarize after depolarization. It has long been appreciated that a long QT interval predisposes patients to ...

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Efficacy and Tolerability of Temozolomide in an Alternating Weekly Regimen in Patients With Recurrent Glioma Investigation and utilization of molecularly targeted agents has induced a number of drug ...

This Journal feature begins with a case vignette highlighting a common clinical problem. Evidence supporting various strategies is then presented, followed by a review of formal guidelines, when they ...