Why the study?
Is QTc dispersion increased in dialysis patients compared to healthy controls, and what clinical and laboratory parameters correlate with it?
Population
90 subjects: 60 patients on regular dialysis programme and 30 healthy control subjects.
Design
Cross-sectional
Authors
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Increased QTc dispersion in dialysis patients may heighten arrhythmic concern; leaves open its prognostic role and management implications.
Is QTc dispersion increased in dialysis patients compared to healthy controls, and what clinical and laboratory parameters correlate with it?
Dialysis patients have significantly increased QTc dispersion compared to healthy controls, which correlates with systolic blood pressure, urea, and ferritin levels.
Yılmaz et al. (2013) studied this question.
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