Association between QT prolongation and cardiovascular mortality in cancer patients

Autor: Cheng-Han Chan, Chih-Min Liu, Pei-Fen Chen, Li-Lien Liao, I-Chien Wu, Yu-Feng Hu
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2024
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Zdroj: Cardio-Oncology, Vol 10, Iss 1, Pp 1-11 (2024)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2057-3804
DOI: 10.1186/s40959-024-00271-9
Popis: Abstract Background Cancer patients’ vulnerability to QT prolongation contradicts certain anti-cancer drug usage. Until now, the QT prolongation’s impact on CV mortality in cancer patients remains unclear, potentially biasing therapeutic decisions. Methods This retrospective observational cohort included adult cancer patients with an electrocardiogram (ECG) performed in a tertiary hospital in Taiwan. The first performed ECGs after cancer diagnosis (n = 59,568) were analyzed. The corrected QT intervals by Bazett (QTcB), Fridericia (QTcFri), and Framingham (QTcFra) formulae were used to predict the 90-day and one-year CV mortality according to the Taiwan death registry. Results The AUC of QTcB (90 days: 0.70, 1 year: 0.68) for predicting CV mortality was better than QTcFri and QTcFra (90 days: 0.63 and 0.50, 1 year: 0.65 and 0.56). Using the restricted cubic spline regression model adjusted by age and comorbidities, QTcB increased a significant but trivial risk of CV mortality at 90 days (hazard ratio, 1.007, P = 0.02) and one year (1.006, P
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