Why the study?
Does liver transplantation improve prolonged QTc interval in patients with end-stage liver disease?
Population
269 patients (169 men, 100 women) with end-stage liver disease (ESLD) undergoing liver transplant
Comparison
Liver transplantation vs Pre-transplant baseline
Design
Cohort
Authors
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May inform QTc risk stratification pre-liver transplant in ESLD; leaves open causality and arrhythmic outcome impact.
Does liver transplantation improve prolonged QTc interval in patients with end-stage liver disease?
Liver transplantation significantly shortens and frequently normalizes prolonged QTc intervals in patients with end-stage liver disease.
Zurick et al. (2010) studied this question.
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