Why the study?
Is HIV infection associated with an increased prevalence of QTc prolongation and risk of torsades de pointes?
Population
3 index patients with HIV infection, QTc prolongation, and torsades de pointes, and a retrospective…
Design
Cross-sectional
Authors
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HIV-associated QTc prolongation in inpatients warrants ECG vigilance; leaves open torsades risk and need for prospective studies.
Is HIV infection associated with an increased prevalence of QTc prolongation and risk of torsades de pointes?
Patients with HIV disease have a significantly higher prevalence of QTc prolongation than the general hospital population, indicating a potential unrecognized acquired long QT syndrome and risk for torsades de pointes.
Kocheril et al. (1997) studied this question.
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