CLINICAL SIGNIFICANCE OF DRUGINDUCED INTERVALS QT AND QTC PROLONGATION

Interval QT prolongation is a predictor of the life-threatening cardiac arrhythmias — polymorphic ventricular tachycardia (torsade de pointes). Long QT syndrome may be congenital or acquired. It is known that a wide range of both antiarrhythmic and non-cardiac medications might lead to QT interval p...

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Main Authors: N. V. Furman, S. S. Shmatova
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Stolichnaya Izdatelskaya Kompaniya 2015-09-01
Series:Racionalʹnaâ Farmakoterapiâ v Kardiologii
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Online Access:http://www.rpcardio.ru/jour/article/view/10