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Showing 1 to 5 of 5 for “"QT prolongation"”.
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The Development Of An Evidence-Based Anti-Emetic Tool For The Management Of Post-Operative Nausea And Vomiting In Patients At High Risk For Qt Prolongation And Patients Taking Neurotransmitter Modulating Medications
… for patient populations at risk for prolonged QT interval or patients who are routinely taking neurotransmitter modulating medications. Safe practice recommendations exist but are scattered throughout the literature. The goal of this project was to develop a tool for care providers that …
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A case control study to identify and explore associations with sudden death and medications that can prolong the QT interval on the electrocardiograph.
… hypothesis that the use of drugs that can cause prolongation of the QT interval on the electrocardiograph are associated with an increased risk of sudden death from cardiac arrhythmia. Methods: A community based, matched case control study used post mortem and primary care datasets. Cause of …
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Cardiac PI3Kα Signaling and K+ Channel Regulation in Cardiac Hypertrophy and Heart Failure
… cardiac hypertrophy, which is associated with QT prolongation and increased risk of life-threatening ventricular arrhythmias. Previous studies demonstrated that repolarizing K<super>+</super> current densities are decreased in pressure overload-induced left ventricular hypertrophy, resulting in …
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Febrile Temperature Facilitates Degradation of Human Ether-a-Go-Go-Related Gene (hERG) Channels
… or drug-mediated effects can lead to long QT syndrome (LQTS), predisposing affected individuals to cardiac arrhythmias, syncope, and sudden death. Recently, studies have reported roles for fever in triggering QT prolongation and life-threatening cardiac arrhythmias in patients with …
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Exploring Gastro-oesophageal Reflux in Infants and Children
… which has associated risks in adults in terms of QT prolongation, and the prescribing of domperidone has been restricted to specialist use only. • The NICE audit tool is effective at assessing services’ ability to identify children with other causes for symptoms of GORD. • Children with …