Relation between QT duration and mortality in an elderly japanese population - 26/08/11
Doi : 10.1016/j.amjcard.2004.01.055
Shuhei Nakanishi, MD a, b, ⁎ 
, Michiko Yamada, MD a, Nobuaki Hattori, MD a, Gen Suzuki, MD, PhD a
, Michiko Yamada, MD a, Nobuaki Hattori, MD a, Gen Suzuki, MD, PhD a a Department of Clinical Studies, Radiation Effects Research Foundation, Hiroshima, Japan
b Department of Molecular and Internal Medicine, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, Japan
*Dr. Nakanishi's address is: Radiation Effects Research Foundation, 5-2 Hijiyama Park, Minami-ku, Hiroshima, 732-0815, Japan.
Abstract |
The effects of prolonged QTc intervals on mortality were investigated in about 3,500 elderly Japanese patients followed for approximately 8.8 years. Prolonged QTc was found to be a marker for risk for all-cause mortality and mortality from heart disease or from coronary heart disease (CHD) after adjusting for other CHD risk factors. Even in Japanese subjects, who have a lower coronary heart disease rate than that of Caucasians, the careful observation of subjects with a prolonged QTc is believed to be necessary.
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Vol 93 - N° 9
P. 1182-1185 - mai 2004 Retour au numéro
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