Why the study?
Does a liquid-protein-modified-fast diet cause QT prolongation, ventricular tachycardia, and sudden death in avid dieters?
Population
17 patients who died suddenly and unexpectedly during or shortly after use of the…
Comparison
Liquid-protein-modified-fast diet for an average… vs 16 cachectic control subjects studied in similar…
Design
Case_series
Follow-up
average 5 months (duration of diet)
Authors
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May warrant ECG monitoring in semistarvation dieters; hypothesis-generating and leaves open causal confirmation.
Does a liquid-protein-modified-fast diet cause QT prolongation, ventricular tachycardia, and sudden death in avid dieters?
Semistarvation diets for obesity can cause acquired QT interval prolongation and fatal ventricular arrhythmias, warranting repeated ECG monitoring.
Isner et al. (1979) studied this question.
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