Why the study?
Do mood states such as depression and anxiety correlate with prolonged QT interval and QT dispersion in female patients with eating disorders?
Do mood states such as depression and anxiety correlate with prolonged QT interval and QT dispersion in female patients with eating disorders?
Worse states of depression or anxiety in bulimia nervosa patients are associated with longer QT intervals and larger QT dispersion, which may increase the risk of arrhythmias.
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May warrant QT monitoring in BN with high depression/anxiety scores; leaves open causality and needs prospective validation.
Takimoto et al. (2008) studied this question.
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