April 1, 1999Survey of Anesthesiology
Prolongation of the QT Interval and the Sudden Infant Death Syndrome
Key result
Prolongation of the QT interval is associated with sudden infant death syndrome.
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Implication
Should not yet alter infant screening; leaves open whether QT prolongation is causal or modifiable in SIDS.
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Cite This Study
Schwartz et al. (1999) studied this question. Prolongation of the QT interval is associated with sudden infant death syndrome.