June 11, 1998New England Journal of Medicine
Prolongation of the QT Interval and the Sudden Infant Death Syndrome
Key result
Sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) has an incidence of 1.6 per 1000 live births in the United States, 0.7 in Italy, and 2.5 in the United Kingdom.
Why the study?
Does prolongation of the QT interval associate with sudden infant death syndrome in infants?
Population
Infants less than one year of age
Design
Review
Authors
Discussion
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Implication
SIDS incidence varies internationally; leaves open whether QT prolongation contributes to risk in infants.
Structured PICO
Does prolongation of the QT interval associate with sudden infant death syndrome in infants?
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Population
Infants less than one year of age
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Exposure
Prolongation of the QT interval (exposure)
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Outcome
Sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS)hard clinical
The article discusses the relationship between QT interval prolongation and sudden infant death syndrome.
Cite This Study
Towbin et al. (1998) studied Sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS). Prolongation of the QT interval was evaluated. Sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) has an incidence of 1.6 per 1000 live births in the United States, 0.7 in Italy, and 2.5 in the United Kingdom.