Why the study?
Does long-term hemodialysis treatment prolong the QTc interval compared to control subjects?
Does long-term hemodialysis treatment prolong the QTc interval compared to control subjects?
Long-term hemodialysis is associated with progressive QTc prolongation, suggesting a need for QTc monitoring to potentially reduce sudden cardiac death risk.
Long-term HD associated with progressive QTc prolongation; leaves open whether monitoring reduces arrhythmic risk pending prospective trials.
The QTc interval at 1 year after HD initiation was longer than in the control subjects and was prolonged over several years of HD treatment. Providing clinical management with a focus on QTc interval may be helpful for reducing the incidence of SCD in HD patients.
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Matsumoto et al. (2019) studied this question.