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May 29, 2013Circulation Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes390 citationsOpen Access

Development and Validation of a Risk Score to Predict QT Interval Prolongation in Hospitalized Patients

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JTJames E. TisdaleHJHeather A. JaynesJKJoanna R. Kingery

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Does a risk score using easily obtainable clinical variables predict QTc interval prolongation in hospitalized patients?

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Population
Hospitalized patients
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Intervention
Risk score using easily obtainable clinical variables
O
Outcome
QTc interval prolongationsurrogate

A newly developed risk score using clinical variables can identify hospitalized patients at high risk for QTc prolongation to guide monitoring and treatment.

Abstract

A risk score using easily obtainable clinical variables predicts patients at highest risk for QTc interval prolongation and may be useful in guiding monitoring and treatment decisions.

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Tisdale et al. (2013) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69d73b99c74376700bf30dd6https://doi.org/10.1161/circoutcomes.113.000152
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