Opium-associated QT Interval Prolongation: A Cross-sectional Comparative Study
| Autor: | Seyed Mostafa Mirakbari, Abbas Allami, Hamid Reza Javadi, Kimia Katebi, Zohreh Yazdi |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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QT interval
medicine.medical_specialty Risk rating business.industry Prolongation Opium 030208 emergency & critical care medicine QT prolongation Prolonged QTc interval Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine Opioids Prolonged QTc 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine 030228 respiratory system Internal medicine User group medicine Clinical significance business Research Article medicine.drug |
| Zdroj: | Indian Journal of Critical Care Medicine : Peer-reviewed, Official Publication of Indian Society of Critical Care Medicine |
| ISSN: | 1998-359X 0972-5229 |
| DOI: | 10.5005/jp-journals-10071-23596 |
| Popis: | Background Toxicity and side effects of long-term use of opioids are well studied, but little information exists regarding electrophysiological disturbances of opium consumption. While natural opium has been regarded safe to a great extent among traditional communities, concerns are emerging owing to the available evidence of QT prolongation that have been exposed during recent outcome surveillance of patients under opioid use. Potential QT prolonging interactions would raise a higher level of such concern in opium users during COVID pandemic and warrant attention. Materials and methods This study was designed to detect the prevalence of QTc prolongation among opium users and nonusers. Two groups were compared with regard to gender, age, and median QTc interval. Normal and prolonged QTc intervals of user group were compared with respect to age, sex, dose of opium consumption, and duration of opium consumption. Results 123 opium users and 39 controls were investigated. Median QTc interval in opium user and non-user group was 460 vs 386 milliseconds, respectively (p value < 0.001). In all, 59.3%, (95% CI: 50.51–67.62%) of cases and none of non-user had prolonged QTc interval (p value < 0.001). There was no significance between normal and prolonged QTc intervals with respect to dose and duration of opium use. Conclusion This study indicated that opium consumption is associated with QTc prolongation. This prolongation does not relate to dose and duration of opium use. Further study is propounded to assess the clinical significance of these results and to determine risk rating of opium compared to other opioids in this regard. How to cite this article Javadi HR, Mirakbari SM, Allami A, Yazdi Z, Katebi K. Opium-associated QT Interval Prolongation: A Cross-sectional Comparative Study. Indian J Crit Care Med 2021;25(1):43–47. |
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