Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . When combined with sotalol, the oral contraceptive drospirenone was associated with QTc prolongation, a marker ...

February 3, 2006-- A recent analysis of the prospective, population-based Rotterdam Study found that prolongation of the heart-rate corrected QT (QTc) interval increased the risk of sudden cardiac ...

Uncertainty remains regarding the value of heart-rate-corrected QT interval (QTc) prolongation on electrocardiogram for predicting cardiovascular disease (CVD), particularly among Asian populations.

As more consumer-facing devices add features to measure the heart’s electrical activity, companies are looking for new ways to turn this data into valuable health information. AliveCor, a startup that ...

Minneapolis, MN - An increased duration of the QTc points to an elevated risk for coronary heart disease (CHD) and cardiovascular disease (CVD) mortality in black and white healthy men and women, ...

The QT interval is the time from the beginning of the QRS complex (ventricular depolarization) to the end of the T wave (ventricular repolarization). The normal QT interval is controversial and ...

Arsenic trioxide (ATO) is a highly effective agent for the treatment of acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL). QT interval prolongation is common with ATO and can pose a barrier to effective ...

Austedo and Austedo XR are prescribed to treat chorea related to Huntington’s disease and tardive dyskinesia in adults. They can cause side effects ranging from mild, such as drowsiness and insomnia, ...

Findings in Nature Genetics support the idea that balance between sodium and potassium are essential to the heart. An international group of scientists identified 10 genes connected to changes in QT ...

SSRIs (selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors), types of antidepressants, are associated with a long QT interval, researchers from Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, reported in the BMJ (British ...

AliveCor's at-home EKG device won FDA clearance to calculate a heart's QT interval, a measurement of how long it takes the ventricles to contract and relax. This is vital given that some drugs can ...