High incidence of severely prolonged QT interval after cardiac surgery
Autor: | U Schurr, Michele Genoni, Andreas Zollinger, M Biry, K Baenziger, S Ritter |
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Jazyk: | angličtina |
Rok vydání: | 2010 |
Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
business.industry Torsades de pointes Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine medicine.disease QT interval Sudden cardiac death Cardiac surgery Internal medicine Poster Presentation cardiovascular system medicine Cardiology High incidence business Intensive care medicine |
Zdroj: | Critical Care |
ISSN: | 1466-609X 1364-8535 |
Popis: | A prolonged QT interval may be associated with torsades de pointes and lead to sudden cardiac death. The aim of this study was to determine both the frequency of QT prolongation and administration of QT prolonging drugs perioperatively in cardiac surgery. |
Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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